Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida
by LorenPechtel on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:25PM
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If a pilot were to call mayday and say they're landing on runway 6 everyone would be trying to ensure runway 6 was clear. The only way 6 would be blocked is if there was something already on it that couldn't be moved in time. Think of a mayday call as the lights and sirens of the sky.
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida
by mumumu on Sunday September 11, 2022 @03:47PM
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I think this apply to any kind of emergency. Planes can squawk a codes to signal emergency w/o rádio and get the controller attention.
Mayday call is used on life threatening situations.
Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida
by LorenPechtel on Monday September 12, 2022 @12:06PM
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Yeah--the point is that a plane under robot control like that is going to be calling mayday and everyone on the frequency is going to make way for it if possible. You make way for a plane calling mayday like you make way for any vehicle running lights and sirens--but in the sky there's a lot more ability to make room and a lot more enforcement against anyone who doesn't obey.