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Old 23rd April 2008, 06:55 AM   #48 (permalink)
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On Apr 23, 8:33 am, Andy Hawkins <a...@gently.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In article <2b88b90d-4c8f-4ec7-a888-059da6b31...@l42g2000hsc..com>,
>            WingFlaps<Morefl...@> wrote:
>
> > Was the mayday relay message I posted more efficient and/or clearer
> > than the aviation version? Being licensed in both aviation and
> > maritime R/T, my choice would be the maritime format of distress
> > messages.

>
> It might be more efficient and clearer, but isn't necessarily something a
> listening pilot would be expecting to hear, which is the point of
> standardised phraseology.
>


I accept that point, so why not stadardise across maritaime, ham and
air?

Cheers
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