Originally Posted by
LTCTerry
Words mean things, and "should" does not mean must or shall
And everyone was safely on the ground a few minutes later. What did he do wrong?
The end does not justifies the means in our business . It is not because there was a successful outcome that it justifies everything like by passing basic rules such as not using standard phraseology .
For info Mayday 3x is much more than “ declaring emergency” it implies immediate assistance , priority and radio silence from everyone else on the same frequency, also to avoid cross transmissions .
It goes back to basic training .
as to the “ should “ in ICAO docs , i hope you know how to read PANS OPS and not part of this group of pilots that read “ Resolution Advisory” as just an advice . Quite a lot still out there unfortunately .