wmw999 2,122 #51 March 7, 2008 OTOH, when I was on a flight in Peru a couple of years ago, the stewardess did make sure I could speak Spanish well enough to follow and give directions to the Spanish-speaking crew and passengers before letting me sit in the exit row. Good job, I thought. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #52 March 7, 2008 >I just spent 4 months and a LOT of commercial flights . . . Let's take discussions of airlines to another forum, and leave this thread for discussions of training non-english-speaking students at english-speaking DZ's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenLight 5 #53 March 14, 2008 I doubt I would go to a country where I don't fully understand the language to learn a sport as dangerous as skydiving. That would just be plane stupid.... (sorry about the pun)Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
