Originally Posted by
Beer Baron
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 tome 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.
fair enough but I’ve had many medical emergencies in flight requiring priority and we didn’t set 7700.....or declare a PAN.
just seems a little over the top.