Originally Posted by
El Bunto
Wouldn't it have been sensible to squawk ASAP, instead of 'wandering around a bit' and putting other traffic at risk? This whole A/N/C axiom strikes me as archaic. I'm sure it was fine in the 1930s when there wasn't much else around.
Where do you draw the line?
If you can get a squawk in quickly to let ATC know then you may as well make a quick radio call to let the controllers know what for. And if you can do that you can make a quick PA to let the passengers know. And if you can do tha- oh look, you’ve passed out due to hypoxia/hit a mountain because you weren’t paying attention to the bigger picture.
Mountains, stalls, depressurisations will kill you. Setting off someone else’s TCAS is a minor inconvenience which can be solved with a bit of paperwork.
ANC (or FNC depending on what you fly) is easy to remember, easy to do, and works for every situation. Which is why it’s taught. Start going off piste and making judgement calls as to whether the C is more important when you’re at 200 feet following an EFATO and you’ll start bending aircraft...
You may also find sims get a bit more difficult if you decide you don’t agree with ANC
