Aviation English: Language pilots must speak, regardless of nationality
I had started learning about aviation knowledge by myself since in the elementary school. One thing I paid much attention on was aviation language, or in other words, aviation English. Basically, the language of flight or Aviation English is a combination of professional jargon and simple English . I still can remember those old days when I know a bunch of professional aviation jargon in English while have trouble on some simple words in the English text book. Since English is the only globally-recognized lingua franca, international aviation language is just another version of English, as simple and as complex as it sounds for pilots all around the world. For those pilots who have trouble talking with others in aviation version of English, well, good luck to them and their passengers. Since I had watched a video on YouTube that tells how poor Chinese pilot’s English is by showing a voice record between Kennedy Airport’s cont...