BA engine fault on Takeoff at PHX
Found it! This is what I was referring to:
In the UK from CAP413:-
1.4.6 Following the initial distress or urgency message, it is permissible for pilots and controllers to use 'MAYDAY' and 'PAN' as a callsign prefix at their discretion, where it is judged that this would have a beneficial effect on the outcome.
Not quite as I remembered it, we are not in the UK, and as Herod points out it is common to only use the mayday prefix on transfer to a new controller, but my point remains. Wouldn't repeated use of the word "mayday" have helped ensure that there was no confusion as to whether an emergency had been declared?
In the UK from CAP413:-
1.4.6 Following the initial distress or urgency message, it is permissible for pilots and controllers to use 'MAYDAY' and 'PAN' as a callsign prefix at their discretion, where it is judged that this would have a beneficial effect on the outcome.
Not quite as I remembered it, we are not in the UK, and as Herod points out it is common to only use the mayday prefix on transfer to a new controller, but my point remains. Wouldn't repeated use of the word "mayday" have helped ensure that there was no confusion as to whether an emergency had been declared?
