stackyFACTSBecause 'B as in Boy' is just too ambiguous for a chaotic radio channel. Pilots use words like Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie to spell out crucial information over terrible static. It ensures that nobody accidentally mishears a coordinate and flies into a totally wrong hemisphere.
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