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to get back on the forum topic.
ATC is in english in the US, and nobody seems to request accomodations
for non-english speaking pilots (hell i think the FAR stipulates that
the pilot must speak english). But if i'm flying into Germany, for
example, would I be speaking to their ATC in german or english? What
about Mexico? What if i'm a mexican pilot would it be english or
spanish?

But if i'm flying into Germany, for
example, would I be speaking to their ATC in german or english? What
about Mexico? What if i'm a mexican pilot would it be english or
spanish?

I believe it is in English, worldwide. I've never flown in a foreign
country, but my understanding is that ATC is supposed to be in English,
even for the natives.

Jose
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Jose wrote:
But if i'm flying into Germany, for
example, would I be speaking to their ATC in german or english? What
about Mexico? What if i'm a mexican pilot would it be english or
spanish?

I believe it is in English, worldwide. I've never flown in a foreign
country, but my understanding is that ATC is supposed to be in English,
even for the natives.

Jose
English is the main language in aviation, but local language is accepted
in most Countries

Flydive schrieb:


English is the main language in aviation, but local language is accepted
in most Countries


English, French and Russian are the official ICAO languages, IIRC.

In most places in Germany you us English, only on some smaller airfields
you speak German. Same goes for France, I believe.

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Martin Hotze wrote:
Flydive schrieb:


English is the main language in aviation, but local language is accepted
in most Countries


English, French and Russian are the official ICAO languages, IIRC.

Yes, but English remains the mainly used language.

In most places in Germany you us English, only on some smaller airfields
you speak German. Same goes for France, I believe.

#m

In Italy, France, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, etc, you often hear the
local language spoken at major airports and enroute, even by airliners.

Jose wrote:

I believe it is in English, worldwide. I've never flown in a foreign
country, but my understanding is that ATC is supposed to be in English,
even for the natives.

well, brace yourself for a surprise then when you eventually venture
outside...

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:

Jose wrote:


I believe it is in English, worldwide. I've never flown in a foreign
country, but my understanding is that ATC is supposed to be in English,
even for the natives.


well, brace yourself for a surprise then when you eventually venture
outside...

--Sylvain

Why, all real countries have ATC who are English capable. France
probably being an exception. :-)

When I flew into St. Petersburg, the Russian controller's English wasn't
great, but I could make out most of it. I think I understood it better
though than did the two German pilots of the Lufthansa Airbus in which I
was riding jump seat.

Matt

Matt Whiting writes:

Why, all real countries have ATC who are English capable. France
probably being an exception. :-)

I've heard that the nickname some people have for French ATC is the "kess kee
dee," because whenever someone tries to talk to French ATC in English, one can
hear the controller whispering to his colleage, "Qu'est-ce qu'il dit?" (which
means "What did he say?" although it's pronounced "kess kee dee").

When I flew into St. Petersburg, the Russian controller's English wasn't
great, but I could make out most of it. I think I understood it better
though than did the two German pilots of the Lufthansa Airbus in which I
was riding jump seat.

When one person is a foreign speaker with an accent and the other is a foreign
listener, errors are compounded. I suspect a lot is simply not understood,
and pilots and ATC just guess at what they've heard (and are lucky enough to
usually get it right). See Tenerife for an example of what can happen when
guessing doesn't work.

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Sylvain writes:

well, brace yourself for a surprise then when you eventually venture
outside...

Such as where?

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On 14 Feb 2007 09:53:11 -0800, "mad8" wrote:

to get back on the forum topic.
ATC is in english in the US, and nobody seems to request accomodations
for non-english speaking pilots (hell i think the FAR stipulates that
the pilot must speak english). But if i'm flying into Germany, for
example, would I be speaking to their ATC in german or english? What
about Mexico? What if i'm a mexican pilot would it be english or
spanish?

A softball question? English is the ICAO international language of
aviation. ATC communications everywhere are in English.

Delicious irony, no?

Don