Mayday in Utah

On 19 Jun, 15:48, 5Z wrote:
On Jun 19, 2:33 am, Ian wrote:

That would be a gross misuse - an abuse - of the MAYDAY call. You are
NOT supposed to use it on the off chance that something might go wrong
later.

You're in a remote area, you're high enough to make a radio call, but
don't know how much lower you can be and still communicate, so you
want to notify *someone* of your predicament.

So you tune 121.5 and say...????

An interesting question, particularly if you can't confirm that you're
OK (or not) after landing. However, since you are not in any immediate
danger, neither mayday nor pan-pan would be appropriate. On the whole
you are probably best to keep quiet and activate your emergency
locator if necessary.

Ian

Ian wrote:


...since you are not in any immediate danger, neither mayday
nor pan-pan would be appropriate. On the whole you are
probably best to keep quiet and activate your emergency
locator if necessary.


This is some of the worst advice I've ever heard on this or any other
aviation list.

Let's encourage people to know their options, to "aviate, navigate, and
communicate." Being quiet about the situation while counting on your
emergency locator to activate, or your post-landing ability to activate
it, is not recommended. Any difference of opinion regarding radio
terminology is trivial compared to the decision to use the radio to
communicate your circumstances in the first place, and in a timely manner.



Jack