Bugsmasherdriverandjediknite
Join Date: Jul 2000
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Having flown in Indonesia and the Philippines, I can understand how difficult it is for a foreign pilot to understand a clearance/question/instruction given by a non native English speaker. I can only imagine it would be just as difficult to understand a language not normally used by yourself.
I managed to get around in Indonesia by speaking a mixture of Bahasa and English...... only lucky for me that I speak a little Indonesian, or I might have had a few dramas, as in the rural areas the controllers didn't speak English at all.
I think the controller in this case is an arrogant prat, and certainly didn't attempt to help these guys out. I can hardly understand the rapid fire deliveries that these guys give out and I'm an English speaker. I hardly think yelling and treating these guys like idiots will help them understand any better.