Announcing altitude?

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Author: Curious George Date: 4/23/2022 9:45:04 PM +3/-11

So I've heard a few helicopter guys recently announce their altitude as 1.7 (for 1,700) or 2.8 on the radio. In 20 years, I've NEVER heard of helicopter guys doing this.

Is this a new fad? A snowflake thing maybe?

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Announcing altitude? +3/-11 Curious George 4/23/2022 9:45:04 PM

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Announcing altitude? +7/-4 Bloop 4/23/2022 10:16:17 PM

Announcing altitude? +0/-0 I’ve never heard that 4/24/2022 12:56:32 AM

Announcing altitude? +2/-1 Geezerish 4/24/2022 3:09:49 AM

Announcing altitude? +2/-0 yup 4/24/2022 6:28:43 AM

Announcing altitude? +1/-7 It's called brevity 4/24/2022 7:08:53 AM

Announcing altitude? +13/-1 uh no 4/24/2022 7:19:54 AM

Announcing altitude? +1/-0 cheap 4/24/2022 9:16:25 AM

Only thing in cockpit related to decimals +5/-1 An Army Guy 4/24/2022 9:18:07 AM

Only thing in cockpit related to decimals

+2/-5 Like this educational meme? 4/24/2022 3:52:55 PM

Only thing in cockpit related to decimals +0/-1 don't think a hat is a 4/24/2022 5:39:01 PM

Announcing altitude? +0/-0 Robert E Ranger 4/24/2022 3:26:37 PM

Announcing altitude? +0/-0 Common 4/24/2022 10:16:34 PM

Announcing altitude? +0/-0 cheap 4/25/2022 9:21:08 AM

Announcing altitude? +0/-0 Not TCAS 4/25/2022 2:01:13 PM

These are all non-issues +5/-4 Mic Drop 4/25/2022 9:44:00 AM

These are all non-issues +1/-0 you said it yourself 4/25/2022 3:19:14 PM

These are all non-issues (NT) +0/-0 I call BS 4/25/2022 4:27:46 PM

They just wanna sound cool +0/-0 Ripley 4/25/2022 5:41:55 PM

Time and place, man, time and place +1/-1 Mic Drop 4/25/2022 5:58:41 PM

Time and place, man, time and place +2/-1 At 7 Miles Per Minute, I Use The 4/25/2022 7:01:55 PM