Originally Posted by
Smott999
The male pilot seemed most inconsistent, confirming both 02 and 20 in succession. Crazy.
Yep, it sounded like Abbott and Costello doing their 'Baseball' routine (aka 'Who's on First?'). This skit was used as a familiar lesson in miscommunication in CRM courses years ago.
Originally Posted by
mmmbop
I am prepared to gamble that that is because you have no experience outside of 'First World' aviation.
The things that are said, and done, elsewhere astound everyone, except those who have experienced it.
I agree. Folks, you just can't make this stuff up. But you have to choose your words with care lest you be deemed culturally insensitive to non-Western levels of operational performance.