Dixie
06-08-2020 | 03:44 PM
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Dixie
Do ya’ll think they will start using the phonetic alphabet in ATL finally? I’m aware of the rational but it has always seemed absurd.
06-08-2020 | 04:06 PM
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The way Mother Delta is shrinking, it won’t be an issue going forward.
06-08-2020 | 04:11 PM
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Does anyone know when it started? Wouldn’t it be easier to change it to a different letter than use non standard phraseology? Seems more confusing the way it is not to mention the connotations
06-08-2020 | 04:30 PM
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It's a stupid vestige from when Delta was a small airline that rarely left the South East. Somehow MSP, DTW, SLC, LAX, SEA, LGA, and JFK can all function without using "dixie," but ATL (based pilots) can't. Add "dixie" to the list of phrases that should be banned such as, "our metal," "fish finder," referring to non pilots as civilians, "scare bus," and "any traffic in the area please advise."
06-08-2020 | 05:29 PM
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EAL pilots back in the 80’s would not say Delta taxiway so it became Dixie.
06-08-2020 | 05:36 PM
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Imagine if a ground controller told you to turn left on “Delta” and then you mistakenly turned left onto a Delta 737...confusing.
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