"Don't you dare go onto 121.5 asking for a training fix if you are in fact lost. Its dishonest and deceitful. It blocks the frequency for genuine emergencies and it makes hundreds of airliners withing 200nm turn down their monitoring of the 121.5 freq."
WWW,
For once I can't agree with your sentiment. Although it might not be strictly kosher, it's far better for someone on to call early on 121.5 if uncertain of position. If it's NOT already a "genuine emergency", it has the potential to turn into one very soon!
A timely call might well prevent an inexperienced pilot suffering an airspace bust, or an AIRPROX.
The training fix is actually for D&D's benefit too, of course.
The only problem is that a refused TF may require the pilot to go back on the radio "cap in hand" and admit he IS now not "Training" after all...
What say D&D?
BTW, If I get a bit lost I drop down to 50 feet and read the road signs
