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Old 9th Jul 2013, 09:28
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Aviation English is a combination of shortcuts, abbreviations and numeric constructions. Much of this would remain the same, even if translated into a pilot's native language, especially the Indo-European languages. The use of plain English would complicate, rather than simplify things.

The unfortunate flight crew of Asiana 214 will be interviewed in Korean and their replies translated by a competant linguist. This is because although international pilots are expected to have a certain standard of spoken English, it is unlikely to be good enough to answer a question like "How would you describe the atmosphere on the FD during the descent phase or approach briefing", unless the interviewee was a fluent English speaker.
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