Morning BOAC,
Well, I don't know the answer to that, but I fully recognise your point - not all pilots are aware that different countries have different ways of doing things … even if they speak the same language.
As I said, I like the “Minimum fuel” call as Mayday means, to me, imminent distress, whereas the other one doesn’t. Which is excatly why the ATCO wants to know.
But to revert to the original point, it is a very bad policy for beancounters to decide minimum fuel - way before the crew signs in.
Last edited by Poimier; 16th Aug 2012 at 07:11.