![]() Military brevity code meaning "friendly anti-aircraft radar has locked on to me, (please don't shoot)." "Transmitting in the Blind Guard" is a call on the emergency frequency where two-way communication has not been established. Civilian flights use the term "flight level". "Angels 10" is her altitude call, ten thousand feet, this is a military term. She requests "vectors to the initial", directions how to get to the initial landing approach. "VFR on top" means she is flying in the regime of Visual Flight Rules "on top" of a cloud cover. The terminology used hints that Elastigirl has had military flight training. In the director's commentary, Brad Bird tells that Holly Hunter insisted on learning the lingo and its meaning. Helen's use of radio protocol while flying is exceptionally accurate for a movie.
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