Trying to become a better developer by learning more about aviation

Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by KolmogorovComp on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:44PM (#36947067)

> NATO Phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie…).

NIT, A is written as Alfa in the NATO alphabet [0] as it is easier to understand its pronunciation. For the same reason J is written as Juliett (two t), because in some languages t can be silent.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet

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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by gbacon on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:00PM (#36947270)

Don't forget their cousins "tree" and "fife" — or the overpronunciation of Papa as /papà/.

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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by KolmogorovComp on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:08PM (#36947354)

As well as "niner", but I didn't want to delve into all the subtleties.

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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by josefrichter on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:47PM (#36948566)

I once heard a recording of a conversation between ATC and an aircraft with a registration OK-PPP. Every communication from either side starts with Oskar Kilo Papapapapapa :-)

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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by psunavy03 on Monday July 31, 2023 @11:13PM (#36951885)

No one actually uses "tree" and "fife."

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