Originally Posted by
slate100
There should be standard phraseology for almost everything.
If you're dealing with ICAO English 5 or 6 level pilots sure it's not such a big deal.
But what if the guy beside you is only an ICAO 4 because he bribed the test taker or cheated somehow on his English test, and in reality he's more like an ICAO 1 or 2?
And the only English he knows are the stock callouts he memorized from the aircraft/company manuals...
You're arguing that we should, as professionals, cater to the lowest common denominator. Even the cheaters. If you can't figure out who's on the radio, perhaps you shouldn't be flying.
Pineteam raises a valid point about the 40 countries at his company, but it really is a sad state of affairs when it's necessary to turn to SOP for something as basic as that. Sit at whatever height suits you. Grasp the sidestick in whatever manner suits you. Put your feet where you like. PM does the radio. Figure out the rest. Do you need SOP to tell you which shoe goes on which foot as well?
Sorry for the rant, but the last post suggesting that we should openly cater to people who have not met the minimum standards struck a nerve.