Practice PAN and Overeacting to Emergencies

[I_Money]

In England we were allowed to tune into 121.5 and as long as it was quiet we could practice pan a number of situations (being lost is the only one I remember). I found this GREAT - it was great to hear there is actually someone on 121.5, it is great to have a run through, and it really gave me the confidence that ATC is really a part of team 'Iain', and were not an old school master bossing you about. Why can't you do this in the US?

Also is there any back course for a pilot to makes a huge deal out of a relatively minor emergency, lets say going Mayday for an open cargo door on a C-172? Or is it a case that you do not judge when they declare an emergency - one man's emergency, is anothers inconvience?

 

[meritflyer]

Also is there any back course for a pilot to makes a huge deal out of a relatively minor emergency, lets say going Mayday for an open cargo door on a C-172? Or is it a case that you do not judge when they declare an emergency - one man's emergency, is anothers inconvience?

You said it. The PIC gets to make the call however they see fit.

 

[mtsu_av8er]

Why can't you do this in the US?

Probably because there are far more airplanes flying in The U.S.

Also is there any back course for a pilot to makes a huge deal out of a relatively minor emergency, lets say going Mayday for an open cargo door on a C-172? Or is it a case that you do not judge when they declare an emergency - one man's emergency, is anothers inconvience?

If you feel it's an emergency, declare it. Nobody will give you a hard time about it either way.