Sorry Flexible One, but if operating crew can't read their f ing Jepps, and prefer to follow what they THINK they heard, then this profession is f ed as well.
I agree that the poor Flying Tiger crew should not have crashed under these circumstances, but they did. But is Ronnie correct that the Flying Tiger crew deserved to die because they misinterpreted the ATC instruction?
That train of thought would sure save us a lot of time arguing semantics to try to achieve standardisation of International radio communication.
But I think we are wasting our time trying to invent new "Australian unique" phraseology to confound the visiting International operators and also to make our Oz pilots look unprofessional when operating in other countries. This problem should only be tackled at an International level (ICAO).