Thanks JoJo :)
Jo Jo,
English should be spoken worldwide but occasionally you will find that pilots and ATC use their own language, very common in France.
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English should be spoken worldwide but occasionally you will find that pilots and ATC use their own language, very common in France.
Sorry but there are a few languages to be used:
ICAO languages are: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese
Sorry but there are a few languages to be used:
ICAO languages are: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese
That these languages are official ICAO languages doesn’t mean that they can be used in R/T.
The language to use is the local language or English. Any ATC or FIS unit handling international aviation must be able to speak English. (Details in ICAO Annex 10.)
In Latvia Russian is more used than Latvian and English.
Just an example.
Hi DB,
You have to look at the VAC and comply at all times with the published instructions – the VAC will tell you if FR is mandatory / radio is mandatory
For example: no mention of FR-seulement = you’re ok to speak English
Does the airport in France have authority to make an exception to their mandatory radio requirement?
I don’t see why the airport would make an exception to an officially published requirement – if it’s on the VAC, it’s there for a reason, I assume.
The rules are simple – if the VAC says radio is mandatory, then don’t go without a radio.
If the VAC says FR-seulement, don’t go unless you can speak (and understand) adequate French.
Anything else and you should be ok 
I don’t see why the airport would make an exception to an officially published requirement
Because a friendly, handsome Irish man asked them nicely?
The rules are simple – if the VAC says radio is mandatory, then don’t go without a radio.
That sounds more like Germany than France!
And even the Germans have their ways to get around the rules that they don’t like!
In Latvia Russian is more used than Latvian and English.
Just an example.
Sure. But the only language that has a special status for R/T in the ICAO SARPs is English.
