Controller's By-The-Book Phraseology Hard For Pilots To Swallow Seems a controller at Bradley TRACON in Windsor Locks, Conn., has decided to be the best controller that he can be by pronouncing the numbers three, five, and nine according to the official controller handbook. The resulting "trees," "fifes" and "niners" have reportedly driven local pilots crazy and given the FAA a perplexing problem: Apparently so many pilots have complained about not being able to understand the conscientious controller that the FAA management has asked him to stop using the "official" phraseology, as it could become a safety issue. However, pilots flying through BDL's airspace continue to hear "tree," "fife" and "niner" as the controller appears undeterred by the facility manager's pleas to use accepted phraseology. Talk is the FAA is considering a change to the controller handbook over this "safety issue." Ten-four, good buddy?
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