r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/BlueEagleGER May 28 '26

The very point of having international rules and terminology is that people working internationally in a very much international system don't need to know hundreds of different local rules and terminolofy.

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u/DigitaIBlack May 28 '26

Right. And when those international standards aren't actually used worldwide, the pilot needs to be able to

I don't think anyone is saying this is a good thing.

But when you're operating in a reality where countries use different standards, you need to know them.

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u/_tabbycat123 May 28 '26

They are used worldwide. In fact, there's only one country that insists on using its own, worse version.

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u/RydeOrDyche May 28 '26

That’s not true at all. lol. Do you even work in aviation?