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Old 4th Dec 2016, 14:44
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Re Hippy's post no 634, I would guess that "NOMAJ" is a typo for "NOMAS".

"DCT" could be "directo", so when Sra Celia pointed out that the SID was missing he replied "please put it in yourself, madam, as [no more than/ just/simply] direct (to) VIR".

She refused , telling him to get the clearance by radio on the tower frequency.

("No mas" or "nomas" occurs several times in the document. It is a very commonly used phrase in Bolivian spoken Spanish meaning, usually, "no more", and is something of a verbal "tic". Among Paceņos there are other nuances).

I understood from earlier messages that the founders of LaMia, and the now deceased Captains, were/are retired Air Force Generals, so the "Command Gradient" would have been particularly steep, both in the air and on the ground.

Poor Celia would have been exposed to Quispe's "machismo" as well.

(Many years ago I spent a couple of years teaching Science in Bolivia and have visited the country several times since. I have no flying qualifications).
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