Forced Landing Or.......
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Forced Landing Or.......
Hi folks!
I have meant to ask you whether there is another way to say one has to carry out a forced landing .
For instance, when on the water, you may say to have a ditch.....what about landing in the countryside....in a cornfield for instance?
Thanx a lot for coop
SEBRAVEHEART
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I have meant to ask you whether there is another way to say one has to carry out a forced landing .
For instance, when on the water, you may say to have a ditch.....what about landing in the countryside....in a cornfield for instance?
Thanx a lot for coop
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If I had to tell ATC that I had lost the engine or something I'd just say:
"I'm landing in a field" (As well as position, height etc). If over water then I'd say 'ditching'.
Just saying 'I'm making a forced landing' is perhaps too generic...I'd hope to state roughly what I'm hoping to land on/in: field, road, runway, forest or whatever.
I have to say though I do worry that if I ever did loose an engine (and the one time I thought I might I was non-radio
) I might be so absorbed by trying to land that I might forget to make the mayday call.
"I'm landing in a field" (As well as position, height etc). If over water then I'd say 'ditching'.
Just saying 'I'm making a forced landing' is perhaps too generic...I'd hope to state roughly what I'm hoping to land on/in: field, road, runway, forest or whatever.
I have to say though I do worry that if I ever did loose an engine (and the one time I thought I might I was non-radio
) I might be so absorbed by trying to land that I might forget to make the mayday call.
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From first-hand experience, a very calm "can't maintain height, I'm putting her down here in the low flying area" had the same effect as a full blown mayday call.
In fact, it was me who was given vectors direct to the site of last radar contact to verify that everyone got out safely - which they did. I then was asked to provide GPS coordinates for the rescue services.
So as far as I'm concerned, the actual word "mayday" might be irrelevant as any unexpected off-airfield landing will most likely be treated as an emergency anyway. ATC doesn't really need to know the kind of terrain so inventing different words for a crash into woods, water or a field is not going to make one bit of difference. What's paramount is a position report, as accurate as possible, before radio contact is lost.
In fact, it was me who was given vectors direct to the site of last radar contact to verify that everyone got out safely - which they did. I then was asked to provide GPS coordinates for the rescue services.
So as far as I'm concerned, the actual word "mayday" might be irrelevant as any unexpected off-airfield landing will most likely be treated as an emergency anyway. ATC doesn't really need to know the kind of terrain so inventing different words for a crash into woods, water or a field is not going to make one bit of difference. What's paramount is a position report, as accurate as possible, before radio contact is lost.
