Originally Posted by
Mr Optimistic
I used that video in my Air Cadet radio class yesterday and the 12-14 year old cadets immediately picked up the mistake!
Originally Posted by
Nil by mouth
Even when English is spoken by ATC, heavy accents can be a problem.
General aviation flying out of Jerez with Swiss friend who was handling comms and seemed to be concurring with ATC, I said that his command of English was better than mine because I could hardly understand a word of what was being said. Neither did I was his reply!
We got to Córdoba without incident.
And then of course there is Franglais, as evidenced by the confusion I heard once when flying into Dorval, an aircraft which had 'otel and hoscar in their callsign.