WHAT A LOAD!
PILOT DECLARES EMERGENCY or uses word MAYDAY (3). PILOT may deviate from all rules as needed to take care of emergency.
ONCE upon the ground, he may have to explain things.
IF you have a passenger who is in medical need (not something like, oops, my finger nail broke on this can of soda) declare an emergency and get to where YOU decide ( you can consult with others)>
I declared a MEDICAL emergency, requested and rec'd vectors direct to airport and was made number one on the apch and for landing and had medical help waiting.
Granted if another plane had been overhead the airport with all engines out, we could easily have gone to another of the 4 runways. BUT IF AIR FORCE ONE was in our way, they would have gotten OUT of the way.
Some people are so into the regulations that they don't use common sense.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Captain, a little boy is dying and the doctor who happens to be on board says we must get him to a hospital ASAP.
CAPTAIN: Oh, tell the doctor and the little boy's parents that their situation does not qualify for a full blown emergency according to BITE MY SHORTS REGULATION .
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