Guys: it seems there is some agreement to try and include ATC as a team player in this scenario. Sadly there has not been too many ATC opinions on this thread. More sadly, is every airline I've flown for, who ticks the boxes every 3 years in the sim with an Emergency Descent, is not receptive to ANY discussion about the real world in the execution of this critical manoeuvre. It is always, quite simply, an isolated blinkered hurtle down from whatever crz FL to 10,000' and sod everyone else. Tick in the box. I find this very unprofessional. Why can the XAA's and other relevant institutions not open their minds and review the dogma?
I doubt that every airline has the same SOP's; perhaps I'm wrong, but I would have though this should be a worldwide acceptable manoeuvre independent of type for the fundamentals: i.e. it should be an ICAO SOP worldwide. No doubt it will take a smoking hole to awaken other thoughts. Happened before.
Last edited by RAT 5; 11th Jun 2013 at 20:11.