Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
Answers to 3 of your points :
1- The crew said they tuned 7600 as soon as they realised they lost contact ( their deposition )
2- Yes , and they probably will have done so . Therefore there must be something else , additional factors to explain why they did not.
ATC, like life, is not that simple.
3- Not really , how are you going to land if you are on an IFR PLN in IMC in dense congested airspace ? that why ICAO changed the rules.
Where did you read about (1) that they tuned 7600?? Never read it before!!