#ATC CODE 7700 DOWNLOAD#

'Would you recommend handling this issue differently than it is done now, if you were in the position to?'

#ATC CODE 7700 DOWNLOAD#

Squawk codes aren't meant for desktop people like you who download some app and watch. The people that are familiar with the situation (PIC and ATC) are in communication, unless lost comm, in which case the controller who can't glean more info from the 7700 squawk can't help anyway, and nobody else needs to be informed because they can't help anyway.

'How is an aircraft going down to be differentiated from one carrying a sick passenger?' An intelligent pilot will squawk 7700 for any 'small' or 'big' type of emergency (and who is supposed to be the judge on 'big' vs. It's a general 'umbrella type' of squawk for all sorts of emergencies. Why did you think that? 7700 is not some 'we're gonna die' type of squawk. 'The first time it happened, I thought the plane was about to crash' In an emergency where time might be of the essence, trying to remember abstract information like this can be difficult. If you really want to use different squawk codes for different types of emergencies, it would merely add to the already large amount of numbers and codes pilots and controllers have to learn by heart.Now they know you have something more serious, because you don't show 7600. They'll notice the 'lost comm' aspect of this situation on their own, by not being able to talk to you. You could squawk 7600 for lost comm, but if you have some truly serious, like an engine failure (I personally don't consider lost comm anything even remotely near 'truly serious'), you can inform ATC with 7700 that you have a more serious problem than just lost comm.

So they can't talk, but you still want to show ATC that you have an emergency. oftentimes lost comm is part of the problem.Nobody else needs to be informed, they can't help anyway. the specific nature of the emergency is only for the PIC and ATC.I have several disagreements with the FAA, but this is a good one. And I agree that this 'general umbrella' type of squawk is a good idea. It tells ATC that there is 'a problem' of some sort with a particular plane.

Atc code 7700