Originally Posted by
Mike Flynn
The Alaskan 737 door blowout once again highlights the reluctance of some US pilots to use the standard ICAO phrase Mayday when declaring an emergency.
Listening to the conversation with ATC there appeared confusion with the initial situation because of the lack of standard ICAO phraseology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEh71lT08hI
The FedEx emergency below demonstrates what appears to be a widespread problem with many Americans pilots.At no point did the crew call Mayday.
The ATC audio starts around 45 seconds in.
https://youtu.be/-uOo6f3NRFM
The regulations are quite clear .
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ...section_3.html
Time to give this a rest, pilots from non U.S. countries are not immune from using non standard phraseology themselves
This Alaska crew handled the emergency well and landed safely
End of problem