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I admire how pilots are able to communicate so concisely and professionally. No one swore at each other or ranted over the radio. Southwest didn’t drag their fe

I admire how pilots are able to communicate so concisely and professionally. No one swore at each other or ranted over the radio. Southwest didn’t drag their feet because they didn’t appreciate FedEx’s tone. I suspect that higher stakes encourage politeness. A much lower stakes example than the OP: politics at a startup vs. at a big company.

digdigdag 4y ago
It's not just professionalism. It's intentional and codified down to how you pronounce numbers: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap4_section_2.html https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html...
- monocasa 4y ago
  And in fact one of the worst air disasters of all time was from a similar situation where a 747 taking off ran into another 747 that was still landing at least partially due to a communication breakdown and nonstandard phrasing between the planes and the ATC. 9/11 is the only air disaster with more casualties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Communication_misunderstandings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Comm...