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Mechanical incidents is one thing, but is it also the case of pilots declaring an emergency? [edit] though it looks like they declared an emergency out of an a
by cm2187 4y ago
Mechanical incidents is one thing, but is it also the case of pilots declaring an emergency?
[edit] though it looks like they declared an emergency out of an abundance of caution
- sokoloff 4y agoDeclaring an emergency is, oddly, fairly routine. There are surely dozens each day. (I’ve declared three in a little over 1500 hours of flying piston aircraft.) When you have an abnormal condition that gives you doubt about the aircraft state and priority ATC handling would be helpful, declare an emergency. It’s as simple as that.
- bombcar 4y agoYep. Emergency isn’t the “we’re all going to die” it’s “something is not right and we’re deviating from the flight plan and need priority”. https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/squawking-7700-in-flight-emergencies-from-a-pilots-perspective/ https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/squawking-7700-in-flight-... Closest I ever got was 7600 for a full radio stack loss.