I am in wholehearted agreement with all comments suggesting a timely notification to 'British' ATC of an on-board problem.You can always downgrade.. .However IWLTK if anybody has had a similar experience to my Paris TMA debacle(previous post).. .It may be true that PAN is international,but is it taught to be used in the same way as the UK?. .. .Any French pilot or preferably controller care to comment?. . . . <small>[ 06 March 2002, 17:39: Message edited by: moleslayer ]</small>