In an attempt to keep current with all aspects of aviation, I subscribe to all manner of e-mail updates. In this arena, the FAA is prolifically focused. My latest discovery is the InFO, short for Information For Operators.
Produced by the FAA’s Flight Standards Service, these notices contain “valuable information for operators that should help them meet certain administrative, regulatory, or operational requirements with relatively low urgency or impact on safety.”
Initially, the idea of focusing on one difference between US and Canadian ATC phraseology might spark a giggle. After all, isn’t English the official language of aviation? How different or confusing could the phraseology used to issue a standard terminal arrival be?
George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright and journalist, indirectly answered this question when he wrote that the English and Americans are “two peoples separated by a common language.” Having reported several stories about Canadian aviation, I’ll second this with a hearty Roger THAT!
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