cpt.sam wrote:Question;KK7 wrote:Fly outside of N. America and you'll see that all languages are spoken on the radio. I'm in Chile right now, they speak Spanish on the radio.
Do they speak random languages until English is spoken, then revert to English?
Spanish is not a random language in Chile.
French is not a random language in Canada.
Russian is not a random language in Russia.
You won't hear French in Chile, Spanish in Russia or Russian in Canada.
You get the idea.
English speaking aircraft will be treated in English in controlled airspace, I don't think it will prevent others to speak in their own country's language if it makes their own life easier.
In uncontrolled airspace, yes they will probably revert in English. Only if they can handle it good enough though.
I did some survey a few years ago in Algeria which involved a lot of coordination/talking on the radio. And I mean a lot!
Started doing it in English by habit and also by respect to the on board English only speaking survey operator.
After a few days of this, I asked his permission to do all my radio com in French "Sure, no problem if: It makes your life easier"
Boy was he right on this one!
It cut in half the amount of transmission and basically removed any kind of misinterpretation from both parties.
Bad English accent can be a b!tch to understand sometime.... And trust me, you don't want to get it wrong when overflying with your little Caravan some local air force base at 300 feet agl!
Another time in Mali, two crew aircraft, both of us unable to understand a word of what was said to us.
I reverted in French (with permission from the other) did the com and translated each time. That was that or being pretty much NORDO.
These examples are a bit extreme but it shows you that English speaking on the radio doesn't always work as predicted.
Like said above, no matter what you think (unfortunately) we really have it good in Canada.
