Hi all,
I stand utterly corrected on the 121.5 issue. I read up on this after posting and sure enough , you should try broadcasting MAYDAY on your current frequency THEN go to 121.5 if no luck!
Dublin pilot,
Yes, you are right, you would not ACTUALLY broadcast a mayday call (if you did you would probably lose your licence before you even got it!!!!!)
But you simulate one, pretending to do all you would in the real situation.