... never had a problem communicating in Korean airspace, even when I was a FNG.
Yeah... Korea. World-reknown for their nimble touch on the stick and stellar communication skills. That's your argument to slam our guys trying to build their skill set?
Let me root around my grab bag of aviation incidents and miscellanea, see how far back we have to go to dig up a shining example of Korea's well-oiled aviation machine.... oh my, what have we here.... 5 May of the year of our Lord 2-0-1-6... all of.... 18 days ago! LMAO....
Incident: Korean A332 at Seoul on May 5th 2016, runway incursion forces SQ-16 to reject takeoff
Blah blah blah, SQ cleared for take-off, something something... runway incursion due to KE a/c ignoring or "misunderstanding" instructions and... what have we here... preliminary findings.... ATC first transmission "not clear," second transmission "non-standard phraseology..." blah blah blah. You're right. No problems in Incheon. Evuhr. As for KE, their management are still shining the plaque for their award for 46th place out of 60 companies ranked for aviation safety. Korea...
Hwaiting!!!