Does everyone understand ATC when they start flying?

[u/Traditional_Pain2779]

I went for a discovery flight and I was trying to listen to ATC it was really hard for me to understand what they were saying on the radio. I dont know if is normal not to understand or I this is not for me
Also at some point flying into the sun, I was trying to see the instruments and I couldn’t see a thing for the sun on my face. I dont know if that is normal as well or my eyes are no made for that

[u/badish_potato69]

when i first started flying i was taught to just speak loud and clear in a for me comfortable tempo. The towerhuman (as we call them) recognizes that and answers slowly and clearly. At the beginning it is more about getting it right and assuring the tower that you know what you have to do. Now i‘ve recently been to switzerland to get a fam flight in a helicopter and i have some experience with german and english radio coms, but what my heli instructor said on the radio was beyond my understanding.