Int'l Ops question

[Marty Moose]

How about that woman in Ankara Control. I swear this particular ATC controller works 24/7. I have never been through Turkish airspace without hearing her voice, no matter the time of day.

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

Say again.........

Kolkata and Ankara ................................. The Worst!

 

[HalinTexas]

Anyone heard of the "Barge Inn" in Narita?

It's an English pub in Narita near the Narita station, frequented by flight crews.

It's named after the Japanese phonetic pronunciation of "Virgin" (call sign).

I always thought the Turkish were the worst. Had a woman controller whose voice sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard. Whew, makes the hair on my back stand up.

 

[Chronic Jetlag]

After flying to over 40 foreign countries I would have to say Indonesia was the hardest to understand. I had no problems with Japan or Taiwan. I remember while on the ground in Jakarta clearance delivery had to repeat the clearance back at least 5 times; even then it was tough to comprehend.

 

[mdanno808]

The lady in Ankara was the one I was thinking of when I made my earlier post. In fact, I spoke to her this afternoon on my way back from DLM.

 

[typhoonpilot]

I have to agree the women at Ankara control have the most grating voices I've ever heard. Saudi, on the other hand, is a pleasure to fly across. One call intially; one call half way across the country; and a final call when leaving. Three radio transmissions in a little over two hour time period. Leaves lots of time for catching up on the news . Throw in a Salam Aleykum and you'll get direct to wherever you want to go as well.

Mumbai on HF . A country with nuclear weapons should have HF radios that are understandable, wouldn't you think ?


TP