Yep, 'mayday' and especially 'Pan'....well overused.
It must be a European thing.
I was in the sim one day with a new co-pilot, and after an engine failure at rotation, he was so busy calling 'mayday' on the radio, he couldn't/didn't bother to select the landing gear up, when asked.
The check pilot was definitely not amused.
In fact, he threw him out of the upgrade program....as in, gone.
Last edited by 411A; 28th May 2006 at 11:18.