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ATC phraseology: Difference between revisions
Added emergency phraseology
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| The pilot aborts the landing and flies the published missed approach. | | The pilot aborts the landing and flies the published missed approach. | ||
| Used when the pilot deems that the landing would be unsafe. | | Used when the pilot deems that the landing would be unsafe. | ||
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== Emergencies == | |||
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! scope="col" width="20%" | Phraseology | |||
! scope="col" width="40%" | Meaning | |||
! scope="col" width="40%" | Remarks | |||
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* '''Pilot:''' Mayday, mayday, mayday, ''station'', ''callsign'', ''nature of the emergency'', ''intentions''. | |||
* '''Controller:''' ''Callsign'', roger, (squawk 7700), ''instructions''. | |||
| The pilot declares an emergency (immediate attention is required). | |||
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* The controller will ask the number of souls (people) on board, the fuel endurance (time before you exhaust the fuel) and whether you need equipment (rescue vehicles) when landing. | |||
* '''Do not declare an emergency to land earlier at a busy airport''' or otherwise abuse the system. | |||
* The pilot must declare an emergency when the aircraft is low on fuel if (s)he wants to land as soon as possible. Sometimes the expression ''minimum fuel'' is used to alert the controller about the situation; the controller, however, is ''not'' mandated to give priority unless an emergency is declared. | |||
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* '''Pilot:''' Pan-pan, pan-pan, pan-pan, ''station'', ''callsign'', ''nature of the emergency'', ''intentions''. | |||
* '''Controller:''' ''Callsign'', roger, ''instructions''. | |||
| The pilot tells the controller (s)he's in distress, but that immediate attention is not required. | |||
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