Originally Posted by
737ngpilot
... Is a MAYDAY call the same as declaring an Emergency or not ...
Of course a MAYDAY is declaring an emergency. If a MAYDAY is not an emergency, what is ... ?
Reading UK
CAP 493 Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1, Section 5 Chapter 1 (especially para 4 Distress and Urgency Messages) might help to put it all into perspective ...
I'm sure you have a US equivalent ...
JD
