Try get a taxi to a hotel or find some fuel for your airplane in some rural
Mexican airport by speaking only ICAO level 4 English.

On Tue, 01 May 2007 19:06:06 GMT, Dallas
wrote:

On 1 May 2007 04:11:51 -0700, wrote:

law requires fluent Spanish, i guess to avoid misunderstands during a
special VFR or Taxing a busy airport and so one.

The ICAO has established that English is the de-facto language of
international air traffic control.

The ICAO will require as of March of 2008, all pilots flying
internationally and all Air Traffic Controllers must pass the ICAO level 4
language standards for English proficiency.

To be assessed at ICAO Level 4 English or above, a pilot or air traffic
controller must achieve Level 4 in all six of the ICAO skill areas:
Pronunciation, Structure, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension and
Interactions.

So why do you have a law that requires fluent English speakers to become
fluent in Spanish?

GeorgeC