oh dear, you - and tarjet fixated - stated that the I-BIXE crew did not make a MAY DAY x3 call - and were surprised by this - and now "forgive" Sully and Skiles for not making a MAY DAY call? with a double engine failure at 3000 feet? i do not understand your way of thinking, honestly.
Well let's put things straight: I did not "state" anything apart from expressing my viewpoint and wasn't surprised at all, the AAIB might have "stated" as follows however:
By not adopting the usual protocol for declaring a
MAYDAY, the commander may have contributed to
ATC not being fully aware that the crew had declared an
emergency situation. His heavy accent may also been a
factor. This resulted in the airport RFFS not being brought
to a Local Standby state of readiness for the landing.
You can of course question their "statements" addressing your concerns directly to them...
Talking about Sully and the US of A now, the FAA "states" in the AIM:
Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures
6-3-1. Distress and Urgency Communications
a. A pilot who encounters a distress or urgency condition can obtain assistance simply by contacting the air traffic facility or other agency in whose area of responsibility the aircraft is operating, stating the nature of the difficulty, pilot's intentions and assistance desired. Distress and urgency communications procedures are prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), however, and have decided advantages over the informal procedure described above.
Like it or not the FAA system works in slightly different ways than elsewhere and more colloquial and informal R/T's are not only the norm but are also integral part of their standards.
Sully therefore has not only done a great job but he also did it by the book.