Delta Declares emergency??

[Jeff Helgeson]

That's the pot calling the kettle black!

7- Proclaimed a Village Idiot on a message Board by Ty Webb . . . . .

Why is it you always turn unrelated threads in to personal bash fest against other members?

Are you like this in operations at work?

I suppose your answer will be some smart a$$ reply about me.

Really Ty, these recess rantings are getting old and take away from the credibility of your posts.

It's nothing personal against you, I just would appreciate it if you kept your posts more professional in tone and content.

Respectfully,

Jeff

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Nothing wrong with 121.5...

Why wouldn't a comercial airliner declare an emergency on 121.5? We guard 121.5 at all times crossing the pond. You know something I don't know?

132.65 is Houston Center over A766/UA766

123.75 for Merida Center near N2530

Sometimes it is hard to raise either center on VHF, especially at or below FL280.

130.7 will always work for New York, but 121.5 is universal an probably the best bet for rapid communication to the nearest facility.

 

[freightdoggie]

Found the reason for the emergency...

Hey all, reading USA today, on Tuesday, I saw a blurb on what the Delta emergency was declared for:
http://www.local6.com/news/4025055/detail.html

Apparently a passenger with an ID problem was found mid flight...

 

[beernuts]

How much good does it do to figure this out with the flight 2/3rds of the way to its destination? Shouldn't this stuff be figured out before the flight is ever boarded?

 

[fr8doggie]

The only problem with this story is that the incident occured on 26December and this thread was started on 18December.

Of course time dilation effects due to proximity of the Bermuda Triangle could be a factor.

If it is the same event I'm surprised a DL crew had never heard of NAS Key West.