one can find folks questioning the use of "Mayday"
The one thing I have found interesting since I started working in Canada is how few aircrews actually use "Mayday" or "Pan Pan".
We usually just get told "we are declaring an emergency".
I have to admit to being surprised at first when the pilot declared Mayday in this incident as I thought that meant they would want to land ASAP.
What it does do though is have everyone on this side of the mic on full alert and pretty much the sky is cleaned out making sure everything is available. This is what happened in this instance.
I have never heard a pilot declare a PAN in Canada...only "emergency".
Can the flying community here enlighten as to circumstances that might warrant a "Pan Pan" call...or is it more customary just to declare an emergency.