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Old 04-26-2012, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149 View Post
I'll have to look it up, maybe it's an antique term no longer in the book. But, I agree with Wasatch, when you're trying to cut down the radio chatter from the traffic alert, a one word response that you ain't going to see the guy the controller is calling out to you is good. IMHO

But, if the controllers don't know what it means anymore, I'll stop using it.

Ferd <------I guess a tool
They know what it means, but the brevity codes were more used for mil to mil radio brevity. I doubt if the controllers know or care if you are winchester, but its a useful term mil to mil, same as bingo.
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