Bit of a puzzling interaction with ATC last flight. One of those
incidents where I suspect each of us was hearing something other than what was
actually being said.
I’m not criticising ATC here. He was dealing with a plane that had
wandered into his zone unannounced and one that was fussing over a semi
functioning transponder.
Video is here.
Tell me what you think he thought I was saying. I’m convinced that
my readback of the code was correct. Are you?
I ask because, despite being as native an English speaker as they
get, some people have issues with understanding me. The main difference in
Canadian spoken English as opposed to English spoken English tends to be in the
vowel sounds, this means I often have to repeat myself to be understood.
And
people in Starbucks, Timmies etc. have no hope in hell of getting my 2/3 vowels
name correct.
I invent names on a regular basis to use in such stores to save the
inevitable.
McDonald’s last attempt at my real name was SHARI.
Not. Even. Close
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