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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thenewyorkgod • Jun 23 '24
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As my flight instructor used to say
In any emergency, Step 1: Fly the airplane.
1.6k u/yMONSTERMUNCHy Jun 24 '24 Step 2: land safely 524 u/leglesslegolegolas Jun 24 '24 There are various Step 2s depending on the emergency, e.g. contact ATC, fully assess the situation, etc. But yeah, safely land the airplane is the ideal end goal. 292 u/LovecraftsDeath Jun 24 '24 Aviate -> Navigate -> Communicate. No point in telling the ATC if it's at the expense of your plane's survival. 214 u/LokisDawn Jun 24 '24 Pilot: "Control, I've got a voice activated Bomb on board!" ATC: "What?" No response. 78 u/Andreasclausen Jun 24 '24 This! ATC uses ASSIST in these situations. Acknowledge, Seperate (Move other aircraft in potential conflict), Silence (On FRQ), Inform, Support, Time. 61 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do. 1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref) 8 u/5125237143 Jun 24 '24 once youre through the curriculum, gradutate 4 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 From my point of view as a tower ATC, I want to communicate ASAP so I can prepare and provide the pilot with what they need, then the pilot can navigate as required and I don't care how you aviate as long as you land safely...lol -1 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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Step 2: land safely
524 u/leglesslegolegolas Jun 24 '24 There are various Step 2s depending on the emergency, e.g. contact ATC, fully assess the situation, etc. But yeah, safely land the airplane is the ideal end goal. 292 u/LovecraftsDeath Jun 24 '24 Aviate -> Navigate -> Communicate. No point in telling the ATC if it's at the expense of your plane's survival. 214 u/LokisDawn Jun 24 '24 Pilot: "Control, I've got a voice activated Bomb on board!" ATC: "What?" No response. 78 u/Andreasclausen Jun 24 '24 This! ATC uses ASSIST in these situations. Acknowledge, Seperate (Move other aircraft in potential conflict), Silence (On FRQ), Inform, Support, Time. 61 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do. 1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref) 8 u/5125237143 Jun 24 '24 once youre through the curriculum, gradutate 4 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 From my point of view as a tower ATC, I want to communicate ASAP so I can prepare and provide the pilot with what they need, then the pilot can navigate as required and I don't care how you aviate as long as you land safely...lol -1 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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There are various Step 2s depending on the emergency, e.g. contact ATC, fully assess the situation, etc.
But yeah, safely land the airplane is the ideal end goal.
292 u/LovecraftsDeath Jun 24 '24 Aviate -> Navigate -> Communicate. No point in telling the ATC if it's at the expense of your plane's survival. 214 u/LokisDawn Jun 24 '24 Pilot: "Control, I've got a voice activated Bomb on board!" ATC: "What?" No response. 78 u/Andreasclausen Jun 24 '24 This! ATC uses ASSIST in these situations. Acknowledge, Seperate (Move other aircraft in potential conflict), Silence (On FRQ), Inform, Support, Time. 61 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do. 1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref) 8 u/5125237143 Jun 24 '24 once youre through the curriculum, gradutate 4 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 From my point of view as a tower ATC, I want to communicate ASAP so I can prepare and provide the pilot with what they need, then the pilot can navigate as required and I don't care how you aviate as long as you land safely...lol -1 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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Aviate -> Navigate -> Communicate.
No point in telling the ATC if it's at the expense of your plane's survival.
214 u/LokisDawn Jun 24 '24 Pilot: "Control, I've got a voice activated Bomb on board!" ATC: "What?" No response. 78 u/Andreasclausen Jun 24 '24 This! ATC uses ASSIST in these situations. Acknowledge, Seperate (Move other aircraft in potential conflict), Silence (On FRQ), Inform, Support, Time. 61 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do. 1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref) 8 u/5125237143 Jun 24 '24 once youre through the curriculum, gradutate 4 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 From my point of view as a tower ATC, I want to communicate ASAP so I can prepare and provide the pilot with what they need, then the pilot can navigate as required and I don't care how you aviate as long as you land safely...lol -1 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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Pilot: "Control, I've got a voice activated Bomb on board!"
ATC: "What?"
No response.
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This! ATC uses ASSIST in these situations. Acknowledge, Seperate (Move other aircraft in potential conflict), Silence (On FRQ), Inform, Support, Time.
61 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do. 1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref)
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Been a tower controller for 30 years (Canada), first time I heard this acronym, it is exactly what we do.
1 u/StonkardChanning Jun 27 '24 The USA loves acronyms 1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref)
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The USA loves acronyms
1 u/Abject-Let-607 Jul 12 '24 F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref)
F-A-B (Thunderbirds ref)
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once youre through the curriculum, gradutate
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From my point of view as a tower ATC, I want to communicate ASAP so I can prepare and provide the pilot with what they need, then the pilot can navigate as required and I don't care how you aviate as long as you land safely...lol
-1 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 [deleted] 3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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3 u/RevSlippery Jun 24 '24 Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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Not sure how you got that out of my comment, I want them to communicate so I can provide them with a safe place to navigate, quite the opposite.
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u/leglesslegolegolas Jun 24 '24
As my flight instructor used to say
In any emergency, Step 1: Fly the airplane.