Originally Posted by
unclenelli
MPN11
As you stated, FIH is purely a guideline if you don't have enough time!
Get out as much as you can while you can, f**k protocol, just get it out there!
At Bastion, Sep 2006, I was one of the first to see the mIRC of XV230 report from the Harrier. Straight onto CCIS/RASDA to see the callsign/type/dep/dest/AAR. Once Minimise kicked in, so-called "Aviation Experts" on Sky News (our only remaining link to the outside world) started spouting Bollocks which upset ODI crews. Not to mention KIN families who at that stage probably thought they weren't involved. "The only aircraft to carry that many people is a C130 or a CH47"
Not entirely sure what your second paragraph has to do with this thread...
I've heard a few PAN/Mayday/IFE calls in my time and they've never followed the prescribed format, especially in theatre.
I always told any students to just acknowledge an emergency straight away and then shut up. Your acknowledgement might be the last thing the crew hear before pulling the handle...
The format is just a guide.