 Altimeter Question
In rec.aviation.student Andy Hawkins <andy@gently.org.uk> wrote:
> The PAN actually sounds to me like a good idea, but as I always say I'm
> still a lowly stude! Being able to differentiate between a Mayday (basically
> aircraft in imminent danger) and PAN (something that needs priority but
> nothing that will endanger the aircraft in short order) seems like a good
> idea to me.
Given the rarity of emergency calls, it seems like the important thing is
to make the emergency known in a simple and easy fashion first, then work
out the details later on as they're needed. The distinction is useful, but
I think that it's not worth putting extra workload on the pilot to figure
out just what degree his emergency is in his moment of crisis.
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Michael Ash
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