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

Bad mics, speakers, ears, or radio connections can remove plosives, siblants, and basically all consonants, in which case the phonetic alphabet is heard as follows: A-a, a-o, ar-ee, e-a, e-o, o-o, o, ...
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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?

It's not acceptable. @Jpe61 explains very well about the phonetic alphabet's design, I will not cover that any more. There are other reasons that it's a bad practice: If you shorten words or ...
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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?

No, it is not acceptable. Even if all your radio transmissions were received with perfect audio fidelity and a minimum of RF interference, you still do not have a special right to give callsigns in a ...
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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?

Is it a good thing, no, but is it legal? Yes. There is no requirement for pilots to utilize standardized phraseology in the US. A controller may have to ask for a second read back if he/she doesn't ...
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How are international departure clearances issued from an air traffic flow management perspective?

To issue a departure delay to an aircraft you need to have reciprical arrangements with the country that it departs from. In the FAA they don't have that with all countries. From my experience ...
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Do departure procedure speed restrictions override airspace speed restrictions?

You should remain below 200 knots while under class B. Accelerate to 250 knots once you leave the lateral boundaries of class B or enter the class B, whichever comes first. The 91.117(b) restriction ...
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Why are we still using audio to communicate between ATC and Pilot?

In Australia we have the ability to communicate in text form with pilots using CPDLC (Controller Pilot Data Link Communications) and send Pre-Departure Clearances (PDC) via text. I know this is ...
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