FullWings & Bergerie 1
Excellent good common sense!
Sadly, in most airlines I've flown with & trained for they all followed the meteorite re-entry procedure all the way to 10,000'. There was never any discussion about other options/techniques. There was never any discussion about what to do if MSA was >10,000', other than level off at MSA. There was never any discussion about facts learnt from real-life encounters, even in their own company. Perhaps, due to this lack of discussion, there are even occasions where there has been a full-blown 02 emergency descent made from FL130?
It was always nose dive earthwards ASAP. No ATC coordination.
I was very glad to hear ICAO are reviewing the whole Crew-ATC coordination procedure and are considering recommending a single worldwide protocol. Finally.