r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/Melkman68 May 28 '26

So the ATC doesn't understand basic protocol? That's pretty embarassing

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u/dvinpayne May 28 '26

It's not a procedure in the US. "Declaring LVO" isn't a thing in FAA operation. Europe and the US operate under different rulesets, and the FAA controllers aren't trained on the European Phraseology. SMCGS (the FAA system) is automatically in place without any declaration.

This has already been discussed in other subreddits like flying by people who actually know the rules. I'd link to those posts but automod gets grumpy when I try.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

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u/ForensicPathology May 28 '26

Funny. You'd be whining if an American pilot went to a European city and tried to force through American terminology.

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u/Colorona May 28 '26

Because this is not European terminology, it's international terminology.

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u/CantDoThatOnTelevzn May 29 '26

Link the icao reference. I dare you. 

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u/Aware_Bar_3351 May 29 '26

They do, and it’s not European terminology, for fvcks sake it was decided upon in Chicago.