Guys,
MAYDAY - one word. Time to say (at start of first comms with ATC), half a second. You all train to say it in Sim. Sully probably said it but understandably wasn't waiting for a gap in comms. Of course it helps clarify the situation. Of course 'lost both engines' gets the point across. Of course multi-lingual Europe has more need for clarity than US airspace. Europe is more 'beurocratic'? I'm learning nothing here! Can we find something else to talk about on this very interesting thread now please!
On a slightly different point: on a 319-100 last night on a foggy Munich slot, our APU just stopped. The pilot announced this was due to 'fog & ice'. Took 5 minutes to re-start while we sat in the dark. Is this normal? Obviously not a happy event should this duck align with the double engine failure mentioned here or the Capt Moody 747 incident...
(I only really mention this to distract from a boring comms lesson
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SLF and usual lurker...