Off-airways R/T failure
Question that has been put to me indirectly by an American pilot as follows:-
In the UK, if vectored off my flight-planned route, either with a waypoint (also off flight-planned route) or on a heading and I then suffer total comms failure, what will I be expected to do?
Obviously, comms failure squawk is appropriate, but where do I go?
Any suggestions?
Hold at the intermediate waypoint (or present position)? Does a triangular pattern indicate I am unsure of position? If a comms failure also includes the Txpdr, how likely am I to be seen on primary by anyone? I assume that my blip disappearing off secondary will be noticed, but what is then the procedure? Being intercepted by a couple of trigger-happy FJ mates would be a little worrying...
How do I get any onward clearance?