Originally Posted by
AKASHA
"Bingo Fuel" is not slang. It is aviation terminology. Although the term in not intended for use between pilots and controllers, it isn't slang. Slang is something different.
Also, declaring an emergency is fine. But the pilot/controller glossary also gives the option of declaring "Minimum Fuel" to indicate that any further delay may result in a critical fuel situation.
It is a military comm brevity term and can be, and is, used between military aircraft and military controllers. I agree that the term is not slang, but this article is specifically pointing out a situation which occurred on the civilian side of the line; and as pointed out - used incorrectly by this pilot.
USMCFLYR