I have heard of airlines with a "sterile cockpit" protocol who intentionally turn down the rx audio at throttle advance and don't turn it back up until gear is up, simply to keep focused on the job at hand.
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thatīs scary!!!
Back to topic, NCE has always been a bit of a special airport. ATC are known to issue strange clearances and their situational awareness of isnīt always the best resulting in lousy radar vectors. To make matters worse itīs your typical French airport, so that means lotīs of bla bla in French to helicopters buzzing just south of the runway axis below 500ī.
All the above, combined with the high terrain surrounding the airport and the sometimes violent weather makes it a nice recipe for disaster.