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Don’t know why you are downvoted. I was even taught that if after reporting an emergency you are overwhelmed by information requests you should just mute the ra
by ptsneves 2y ago
Don’t know why you are downvoted. I was even taught that if after reporting an emergency you are overwhelmed by information requests you should just mute the radio and focus on solving the emergency . ATCs job is to get everybody out of the way including themselves.
- bombcar 2y agoATC can cause crashes by vectoring planes at the same altitude. But the tower at an airport, their job is to supply information, and once you call mayday you’re in total control - you can ask them to do whatever you think will help you save the flight, including (and usually automatically done) diverting all other flights, clearing all runways, and cancelling any departures pending until the issue is resolved. Pilots have to be trained to ignore ATC as necessary, because planes have crashed because of trying to be polite to requests (and not declaring mayday or pan pan).
- cratermoon 2y agoArguably, ATC trying to override the decisions of the pilot caused this crash at Houston Hobby Airport in 2016: https://www.flyingmag.com/aftermath-cirrus-crash-june-2016/ https://www.flyingmag.com/aftermath-cirrus-crash-june-2016/
- cratermoon 2y agoAviate. Navigate. Communicate.