"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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The best solution, until everybody speaks with a USA Midwest
dialect, is to say, "Unable to understand the clearance,
please speak slower and use "words twice" please."

I think when language becomes an issue, missed radio calls
and blocked transmissions are more of a problem because the
frequency congestion is not noticed.

The use of a good headset is very important, cabin speakers
are generally terrible.


worst problem I had was with trying to get an IFR clearance at Hawthorne. It
took four attempts before the guy with a thick Hispanic type accent got the
clearance across. I would have kept him all day until I could understand
him.