Inappropriate RT

duskyjoe

Anyone hear an American Philly bound on the ground at Dublin yesterday use the term "b@llxed" when he was relating to a snag they had to ATC. Wholly inappropriate phraseology.

Bussywussy

No i heard of an aircraft getting a trim down from ATC the other day after he questioned the ATCO,she told him maintain RT discipline he replied saying you too....

EchoIndia

duskyjoe wrote: »

Anyone hear an American Philly bound on the ground at Dublin yesterday use the term "b@llxed" when he was relating to a snag they had to ATC. Wholly inappropriate phraseology.

Not an expression I would associate with US English. Must be consorting with the locals in Dublin!

Bussywussy

EchoIndia wrote: »

Not an expression I would associate with US English. Must be consorting with the locals in Dublin!

Thats probably what the engineers told them ðŸ˜

plodder

Can't comment on the aviation specifics of it, but bollixed seems to be a somewhat less offensive term in the US than it is here. At least I've heard it used in business situations that surprised me, especially since Americans are quite careful about not using offensive language normally. Probably should be more careful when in other countries though.

martinsvi

Dont forget to call the Daily Mail and sue the airline for psychological trauma...

St. Leibowitz

plodder wrote: »

Can't comment on the aviation specifics of it, but bollixed seems to be a somewhat less offensive term in the US than it is here. At least I've heard it used in business situations that surprised me, especially since Americans are quite careful about not using offensive language normally. Probably should be more careful when in other countries though.

Yup. A bit like w@nker. Both very benign terms in US English, although not commonly used.

duskyjoe

martinsvi wrote: »

Dont forget to call the Daily Mail and sue the airline for psychological trauma...

I did and they told me I was some bollox

Stovepipe

In exchanges like this, ATC tends to have the upper hand as they can simply stop the flight. If the use of bad language is simply a one time error, it's no harm but if either a pilot or an ATCo is being rude or aggressive on the air, then they need to be stopped. There's enough stress around in aviation for everyone without adding to it.

plodder

St. Leibowitz wrote: »

Yup. A bit like w@nker. Both very benign terms in US English, although not commonly used.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend calling someone that in the US, much less an ATC controller. :rolleyes:

smurfjed

but if either a pilot or an ATCo is being rude or aggressive on the air, then they need to be stopped

How exactly are they going to do that?

de biz

Bussywussy wrote: »

No i heard of an aircraft getting a trim down from ATC the other day after he questioned the ATCO,she told him maintain RT discipline he replied saying you too....

Dont suppose you recall the approximate time and channel?

Bussywussy

de biz wrote: »

Dont suppose you recall the approximate time and channel?

Possibly last tues/weds 11am ish