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Old 15th Apr 2012, 10:45
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.....So, where we (non-US types) consider their use of the term 'emergency' non-standard, it is approved phrasology in the US system.
It should also be noted that a controller can initiate an emergency response on their own authority with no "Mayday" or "Emergency" call being made whether the aircraft is in flight or on the ground. Plain-language "Smoke in the cockpit" would be enough to warrant that.
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