Correct way to say 10,000'

I think I'll go with "1 quad zero", I mean, who would that confuse?

...I wonder how many of you are out there counting the zero's right now...

:D
 
Baradium said:
The clearest way might be "xxx is with you one zero thousand, eight hundred climbing flight level two one zero."
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I am VERY proud of my self for training the word "for" out of my radio vocabulary over the last 6 months. Now I've just got to stop saying "approach XXXX with you pimpin' yankee!"
 
One Zero Thousand, the end.

Controllers, if they feel that a pilot may not fully understand the altitude, well then affix a Ten thousand at the end. . .such as

Maintain One Zero thousand, ten thousand.

(nevermind, tgrayson beat me to it)
 
Just don't say FL 100 because that's something entirely different! :)

Transition levels are a lot lower in Europe and you've got to get used to "descend and maintain flight level one hundred" or "...one zero zero"

Oh, and it's not "Standby" it's "IIiii...... callyouback"
 
Doug Taylor said:
Just don't say FL 100 because that's something entirely different! :)

Transition levels are a lot lower in Europe and you've got to get used to "descend and maintain flight level one hundred" or "...one zero zero"

Oh, and it's not "Standby" it's "IIiii...... callyouback"
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Unless your in Greece, in which case it's:

CONTROLLER: I will call you back
ME: Uhhhh.... Say again please?
CONTROLLER: I ......will.... call.... you.... back.
ME: Uhhhh....I'm sorry sir, I still don't understand. Say again please?
CONTROLLER: I ......will.... call.... you.... back!!!
ME: Uhhhh....I'm sorry sir, you said, you call me back?
CONTROLLER: YES, YES, I will call you back. I Hane Maybe too MucH acceht?
Me: Uh, no sir, it's hardly noticable.
 
ne of these was the one who mistook "One Zero, Ten Thousand" for "11,000"
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I always say ten thousand or 1-0-ten thousand because of this. ATC will always say 1-0 thousand and if i'm concentrating on something else too, (like flying), I'm thinking, was that one zero or One one??

Do ya'll ever do the same thing with 300 vs 330 heading? I always seem to get those flipped somtimes. Its like he shouts out 300 or 330 heading and all I can remember was that it has threes and/or zeros...
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
When I'm dreaming to be an airline pilot I say all levels below fllight level according to the AIM.
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I guess I'm just a big slacker but I just say it like I'd say it if I were having a normal conversation, like thirty five hundred feet instead of three thousand five hundred feet.

I haven't hit anyone yet so I guess it's all good.:)

But I never do "with you." I just say N12345 level thirty five hundred. They seem to be cool with it!
 
i've only heard "one zero thousand"...makes sense...."one zero TEN thousand" does not make sense.

11000 is one one thousand and up.... even 330000 i've heard as thirty three thousand

i never hear a controller say 0 as an "oh" but it's always a "zero"
 
Kristie said:
i've only heard "one zero thousand"...makes sense...."one zero TEN thousand" does not make sense.

11000 is one one thousand and up.... even 330000 i've heard as thirty three thousand

i never hear a controller say 0 as an "oh" but it's always a "zero"
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Kristie,
Have you learned enough from your husband, and this board, to successfully fly a Piper Seneca from San Diego to Bangor IFR?
 
Several years ago, a zoo was building a railroad through their African section. They had to come up with a name. Everyone put in their two cents, and someone put on the sheet "WGASA?". The staff loved it--sounded African and cool, so they named it the Wgasa Railway.

Only to find out later that the person who jotted that on the sheet meant, "who gives a $#($ anyway?"

Honestly, guys... be clear, concise, and NOBODY cares.

Say one zero thousand.

Say ten thousand.

Heck say just "ten". (as in "passing five for ten." I promise no controller is gonna say "OH MY GOD HE'S AT TEN FEET!!!!!!!!!!)

For those of you who would like to trot out the AIM verbiage, remember that the same section ALSO makes it very clear that it's only a guide, not a binding directive.
 
Fly4Pay said:
Several years ago, a zoo was building a railroad through their African section. They had to come up with a name. Everyone put in their two cents, and someone put on the sheet "WGASA?". The staff loved it--sounded African and cool, so they named it the Wgasa Railway.

Only to find out later that the person who jotted that on the sheet meant, "who gives a $#($ anyway?"

Honestly, guys... be clear, concise, and NOBODY cares.

Say one zero thousand.

Say ten thousand.

Heck say just "ten". (as in "passing five for ten." I promise no controller is gonna say "OH MY GOD HE'S AT TEN FEET!!!!!!!!!!)

For those of you who would like to trot out the AIM verbiage, remember that the same section ALSO makes it very clear that it's only a guide, not a binding directive.
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Bingo!
 
One thing that I hear ALL the time that ticks me off is 'For' and 'To'.

'One thousand for three thousand'

Should be 'one thousand climbing three thousand'
 
bLizZuE said:
One thing that I hear ALL the time that ticks me off is 'For' and 'To'.

'One thousand for three thousand'

Should be 'one thousand climbing three thousand'
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Well, if your at 1,000 feet then the only way you can go to 3,000 feet is to climb, just thought i would point that out.
 
bLizZuE said:
One thing that I hear ALL the time that ticks me off is 'For' and 'To'.

'One thousand for three thousand'

Should be 'one thousand climbing three thousand'
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Documentation?


I make sure to say stuff like "one five thousand for two zero zero" all the time. :)
 
aviatormar said:
Well, if your at 1,000 feet then the only way you can go to 3,000 feet is to climb, just thought i would point that out.
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I think the point is that saying "1 thousand for 3000" sounds like "1 thousand, 43,000". Also confusing could be the word "to":

"Leaving FL350 decending to 3000" could be "Leaving FL350 decending 23000". Anyways, that's the idea behind not using "to" and "for", so as not to be confused with "2" and "4". If memory serves me correctly there was an accident out in one of the Koreas, or maybe Thailand, where this was a contributing factor.
 
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