My first in-flight mechanical failure

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:08:38 GMT, alexy wrote:

Was this a candidate for a "pan pan" call rather than "mayday"?

Well, yes. But I would just say I'm having a problem and declaring an
emergency. Nothing wrong with the Pan call.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

Was this a candidate for a "pan pan" call rather than "mayday"?

I've always thought "pan pan pan" to be silly. If you are in a full fledged
emergency, you (may) need immediate help on the radio, and "mayday" tells
everyone to shut up for a moment. If it doesn't warrant "mayday", then it
probably can be handled (on the radio) without a prefix - that is, a statement
(when the freq is clear) that one needs priority handling should be enough.

If the freq is busy, even a mayday may not get through.

Has anybody found "pan pan pan" useful as a prefix to radio communication?

Jose

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"Teacherjh" wrote in message
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Was this a candidate for a "pan pan" call rather than "mayday"?

I've always thought "pan pan pan" to be silly. If you are in a full
fledged
emergency, you (may) need immediate help on the radio, and "mayday" tells
everyone to shut up for a moment. If it doesn't warrant "mayday", then it
probably can be handled (on the radio) without a prefix - that is, a
statement
(when the freq is clear) that one needs priority handling should be
enough.
:
Has anybody found "pan pan pan" useful as a prefix to radio communication?

Well, I'd say that a "pan" call tells them you need priority handling
without
everyone else having to shut up.

:-)

Paul

Well, I'd say that a "pan" call tells them you need priority handling
without everyone else having to shut up.


Well, so does a simple request in English to that effect.

Jose



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