Originally Posted by BuzzBox
Judging by the arrogance of SQWAK's post it's not hard to see why so many yanks have a hard time at CX.
Yeah, right...
The "point" is that "decimal" is the correct ICAO terminology, used by most of the world outside the good ole US of A. The yanks might get away with non-ICAO terminology within their own borders - it doesn't mean the rest of the world has to follow.
...Actually, most of the world doesn't give a ****t about such stupid little details. And, its only a few anal loosers at CX that have made a habbit out of harrasing pilots on RT. Most CX pilots see through that crap and act like we all should . But there always has to be someone that has to prove to everybody how much of an ass they really are. Every airline has them, CX isn't the only place where they exist. These are the same people who will probably scream at their co-workers when they screw up. I can just hear you now; "...This is how the book tells you to do it..." Nothing new here
I've flown in many places around the world, and as long as we all understand each other, nobody really gets all bent out of shape about it.