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Old 6th Feb 2012, 18:57
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fireflybob
 
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"Do You know how long it takes to get down to 14.000' from F360 during an Emergency Descent?"
"And You suppose that the PNF (or Pilot Monitoring, how You call him now) has enough time to do anything more than Don Mask, Establish Communication, Declare MAY DAY, Check Air Conditioning & Pressurization: Like: -Zurich Radar this is Ryan air 4523. I am requesting radar vectors and altitude to descend to, to avoid mountains-???????
As someone who has been in the business circa 40 years, yes I do!

In a radar environment any controller worth his salt (and the Swiss are certainly one of the best) would certainly come up with a heading and information on safety altitude. That doesn't mean you can assume such assistance is there (many airlines have escape routes to cover such a contingency). It wouldnt take more than a few seconds for ATC to provide this information!
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