Ok, this time I have a question for all you ATC, ex-military, and stuck-wing people!
Got this email the other day and I don't know the answer. Any guesses?
Hi Mike,
Interesting website and I like your comics. I went out to your site
looking for pilot and ATC lingo because I carpool with a UA pilot who is
also a reservist (Navy CMDR) and every now and then when we are coordinating
carpool meeting departure times from the base he will reply back with a
single word - 'Tango'.
I use standard well known military communications jargon (having been
associated with the military now for 35 years) like "Roger that" or
"Affirmative", but I'm not familiar with "tango" except for it being a
phonetic "T". So I thought it must be ATC or commercial pilot lingo. Does
it ring a bell with you?
Thanks and again - good work.
v/r