I’m sure you have heard a pilot flying into a non-towered airport and announce “any traffic in the area, please advise.” It surprises me that this is still around since the AIM (4-1-9(g)(1)) states that this phrase “should not be used under any condition. ” The AIM published this around 2015. AC 90-66B also lists the phrase as taboo (para 10.3.1 NOTE). So why is it not to be used? Non-towered airfields are not “uncontrolled”; we, the pilots who fly in and out, control these non-towered airports. What does asking “any traffic please advise” do? Well, it requires everyone who is already (hopefully) announcing their position properly to chime in again. Properly includes “N23567 Downwind for Runway 19″, N12345 is 10 miles to the north inbound for landing”, etc. But I guess we are all supposed to announce again tying up the already congested radios. Don’t use this phrase. Announce your position and keep the chatter to a minimum!