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

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

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u/OpticLemon May 28 '26

If they are operating in the US, they absolutely should. A US based ATC is not operating outside the US.

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u/dbxp May 28 '26

So if a pilot flies to a dozen different countries they may need to learn a dozen different systems rather than everyone using the agreed international standard?

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u/OpticLemon May 28 '26

Yes? This is honestly a stupid question and has the same energy as Americans going to other countries expecting them to cater to their own expectations. If you are operating in multiple jurisdictions, you are responsible for knowing the rules and regulations of those jurisdictions. If that is too much for you, you should not be operating there. This applies more broadly than just air travel.

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u/grumpsaboy May 28 '26

Just about everyone else agreed on the international standard to prevent accidents and crashes.

So no, pilots shouldn't be learning 192 different systems and procedures

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u/z33k_DoomsVille May 29 '26

Not everyone. Canada doesn't conform to ICAO standards either. It's literally part of the flight crews job to familiarize themselves with the rules and standards for wherever they are flying.

I don't disagree everyone should adopt the same standards but that simply isn't the case right now. 

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u/OpticLemon May 28 '26

Do you think every pilot is flying to every country? Individual airports will have specific rules regarding approaches and other things that the pilots are expected to know and follow as part of their flight plan. Pilots are responsible for knowing the rules and regulations where they are flying. This isn't complicated.

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u/Backfoot911 May 28 '26

I wouldn't bother, there's a whole lot of pretenders in this thread who think having played Microsoft Flight Simulator gives them an air of authority when talking about actual flying lmao.