Cowardly act on 121.5
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Is there any evidence that a Training fix or Practice Pan exercise getting in the way of a real emergency? I doubt it.
Is there any evidence of CAT chatter getting in the way of a real emergency?
How many real emergencies have been greeted with "Your on Guard"?
Is there any evidence of CAT chatter getting in the way of a real emergency?
How many real emergencies have been greeted with "Your on Guard"?
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Exactly. If the Moaning Minnies were to be believed, the countryside would be littered with the smoking wreckage of doomed aircraft unable to transmit their distress because of practice pans. Doesn't seem to have made the news up my way yet. 
chrisbl. the answer to your second question is "yes". Three weeks ago whilst London Centre were dealing with a pan, a CAT aircraft started transmitting on 121.5 and when told that he was interrupting an actual emergency, repeated everything he had just transmitted and more.
Amazing! Ten past three this afternoon and D&D have just done a training fix and 3 practise pans for the same aircraft in the space of about 10 minutes and nobody butted in with any complaints.
Amazing! Ten past three this afternoon and D&D have just done a training fix and 3 practise pans for the same aircraft in the space of about 10 minutes and nobody butted in with any complaints.
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As one of the commercial guys monitoring 121.5, I think I have only heard a practice pan once.
Apart from 2 real emergencies, all the rest has been ATC contacting aircraft not responding on the correct channel, passenger PAs, calls to servisair and the guard police.
Apart from 2 real emergencies, all the rest has been ATC contacting aircraft not responding on the correct channel, passenger PAs, calls to servisair and the guard police.
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As an ex Distress and diversion Support controller we always welcomed Practice Pans and Training Fixes. It as has been stated on here many times a very useful exercise for both pilot and Controller and his team in D&D. Obviously as stated to in event of a real emergency arising then all Practice or training fixes were ceased.
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What's a squelch...
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Natural selection, or radio selection? If a pilot doesn't have enough mental capacity to cope with the requirements of the job he should stay on the ground.
The big advantage of single crew is that I don't have to listen to distracting whining on the radio. From co-pilots who can't cope, that is.
The big advantage of single crew is that I don't have to listen to distracting whining on the radio. From co-pilots who can't cope, that is.
