Correct way to say 10,000'

slushie

slushie

F2TH C56X C500
Just curious.

I have been listening to all the airliners, and tried out their lingo...but one of the controllers thought I said 11,000.

the AIM says one way..I hear others.
 
The "One Zero, Ten Thousand" is just flair. It get so montonous up there you just come up with different ways of saying it. But you should stick to the real version. I feel bad for the controllers, they can't deviate. I heard they are getting in trouble now for saying "Good Day", or anything superfluous.
 
Ophir said:
The "One Zero, Ten Thousand" is just flair. It get so montonous up there you just come up with different ways of saying it. But you should stick to the real version. I feel bad for the controllers, they can't deviate. I heard they are getting in trouble now for saying "Good Day", or anything superfluous.
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From the 7110.65P, ATC Handbook:

b. Altitudes or flight levels:
1. Altitudes. Pronounce each digit in the number of hundreds or thousands followed by the word "hundred" or "thousand" as appropriate.

EXAMPLE-
Number Statement
10,000 "One zero thousand."
11,000 "One one thousand."
17,900 "One seven thousand niner hundred."

NOTE-
Altitudes may be restated in group form for added clarity if the controller chooses.

EXAMPLE-
Number Statement
10,000 "Ten thousand."
11,000 "Eleven thousand."
17,900 "Seventeen thousand niner hundred."
 
I just say 10.

And yes... I have spiky hair, sunglasses and an IPOD.

No really... it just depends on the situation. If I am checking in with a climb or descent I will just say "climbing ten". If I am cleared to 10,000 I will say "climb to ten thousand".
 
Some airlines have it in their SOP that pilots must read back 10, ten thousand. They're ones that have had issues in the past with mistaken altitudes.
 
SmitteyB said:
"One Zero, ten thousand" for me...
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It seems to me like that would be SO much more confusing.

Why restate the 1-0-ten thousand? makes me think theyre at 1,010,000 feet.
(not really, but it just sounds harder than it should)

one zero thousand for me.
 
I usually say I'm at a nickel climbing up to a dime. They know what I mean.:sarcasm:
 
One zero, ten thousand.

One one, eleven thousand.

Then twelve thousand, thirteen thousand, etc. etc.
 
At LAS Approach, we have some AWESOME controllers who know exactly when and where I switch my radio over, exactly where I turn, and know which traffic will be a conflict for the jump run five minutes before I'm there.

The one day last week I had a trainee with trainer situation which was fun, because he said "jump approved" when I was 10 miles away.

Or I think it was today... a lady asked me "Where exactly is the jump zone relative to you?" (Remember we do this at least 3 times EVERY day)

And then told me to hold the jump for a plane that was crossing the jump zone...I circled over the drop zone long wnough to drop 30 jumpers before I even saw that guy, and they could have just turned them 10 degrees or something.
One of these was the one who mistook "One Zero, Ten Thousand" for "11,000"
 
If you over analyze the heck out of it, saying "one zero ten thousand" is actually saying 100,000 feet. Its ten thousand feet, ten times. "One zero thousand, ten thousand" conforms to the AIM (in my opinion) AND reiterates the altitude with another grouping of the numbers.
 
one zero thousand

my main sin is that I when I check on I'll usually say "airliner 1234 level three seven zero". I think the correct way to do it would be "airliner 1234 level flight level three seven zero", but I just feel dumb saying level two times likes that.
 
When I'm dreaming to be an airline pilot I say all levels below fllight level according to the AIM.

So 15,000 would be "one-five-thousand" and so on!
 
Don't overanalyze it too much.


Some people might say "xxx is with you 10.8 for two one zero" etc.


The clearest way might be "xxx is with you one zero thousand, eight hundred for flight level two one zero."


I'm not a fan of "one zero, ten thousand" myself.
 
Baradium said:
Don't overanalyze it too much.


Some people might say "xxx is with you 10.8 for two one zero" etc.


The clearest way might be "xxx is with you one zero thousand, eight hundred for flight level two one zero."


I'm not a fan of "one zero, ten thousand" myself.
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In the interest of efficiency, "with you" is pointless.
 
I voted for the - "Square Root of 81 plus one......thousand" :sarcasm:
Hahahaha..... j/k . I cant believe two people actually voted on that. :laff:
If a controller told a pilot to climb and maintain the square root of 81 plus one...... thousand, I'm sure he would either be sent on a very long break, sent home for the day, get sent back to training, or most likely just get fired on the spot! :crazy:
 
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