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Questions about the callsigns that aircraft use to identify themselves when communicating over the radio or other systems.

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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?

Simply put: no, it is not ok to abbreviate the phonetic alphabet. The reason the phonetic alphabet is used in aviation is to make communications as clear as possible with minimum chances for misinterp …
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