Originally Posted by
FantomZorbin
Speaking as an ex-D&Der, it is much better if the pilot assumes the worst and declares MAYDAY then downgrades according to the progress of the incident … it is far easier to stand down emergency services than to play catch-up!
There are airports around the world that specifically require the crew to state the requirement for FFR, mostly because they may come long way from, lock down roads, prepare hospitals etc.... Other places, most that happens is within the airport, and doesn't affect too much outside, hence the ATCO's have a little more "control" of what they deem is suitable for the situation, and activate the FFR standby on their own discretion.
But to the question, PANPAN is priority as well, only priority that is higher is if another reports a MAYDAY. So as long as anyone doesn't report MAYDAY, the PANPAN comes in first, if someone reports a MAYDAY, the PANPAN would already have decided that their priority is not important enough that they want to block a MAYDAY. something something
