Rat 5, so if ATC scream at you and tell you to stay level while your window just blew out, you would I assume with your answer?!...
I would keep ATC in the loop... and tell them what we are doing... not ask...
All nice and well your statements sitting behind your desk, but what about this when it really, and usually totally unexpected, actually happens. Me thinks you would be happy getting your mask on and getting the aircraft to a more safe altitude and somewhere in the middle worry about ATC. I know I wouldn't get really upset getting an RA caused by an aircraft making an emergency descent...
Oh and I only fly in the nice and busy radar controlled euro airspace so I wont be making any turns either. I think it would be more likely to bring me onto someone elses path then just going straight down... If not, informing ATC should be enough to clear the way...
Last edited by XLNL; 13th Aug 2008 at 22:13.