Anybody else see this letter in Pilot Mag Dec '08 (page 36)?
Originally Posted by D R Hardy, Pilot Letters
I was amazed at the behaviour of the controller on duty at XXX airfield when a pilot made a 'Mayday' call. It was obvious he was in trouble due to his voice over the radio. Firstly the controller said "Don't call mayday over the radio, and we are XXX traffic when you call". The pilot reported engine failure. I was on final, but got out of his way. Unfortunately he had to put down in a field short of the runway.
Would love to know where XXX is.
