I think most people know (or will know at the time) when to put a mayday call, with or without the Arizona cowboy's approval. He makes controversial statements (talking rubbish) to create his own debates and boost his ego. Look at some of his previous posts (if you have time to waste) and you’ll see him hijack every threat possible with the cliché “I remember when…..that co-pilot…..”
Actually, I wonder if he ever flew (hands on) an aircraft or just heard too many war stories in the bar. Hey, I’m doing what he wants. I am discussing him! Sorry.
The business of declaring a Mayday or not has been discussed many tmes before on this forum.
Let’s go back to the initial post. Obviously there isn’t an ATC member or crew member out there that knows what happened? Thanks.
Once again, hope that everything went well for the aircraft and its occupants.