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ACMS
7700 for a sick pax??????????
A/C in grave and imminent danger?????????
what.
Where does it state anywhere that 7700 indicates ‘
A/C in grave and imminent danger’?
From Airservices Australia:
- Pilots of aircraft encountering an emergency in flight, other than loss of two-way communications, should select code 7700
And this,
- In the event of an in-flight emergency, pilots call ‘mayday’ or ‘pan’ to air traffic control to alert controllers to the severity of the incident.
- A ‘pan’ call is used to describe a less urgent situation but one that still requires attention from air traffic control. Examples of ‘pan’ situations include a passenger medical emergency or instrument malfunction.
Seems to me like a PAN and 7700 is entirely in order. I’m sure if it was your kid or parent dying on a plane you’d want the crew using every possible tactic available to them to get that plane on the ground as quickly and safely as possible.