Will They? Or Won't They?

摘要

Terrific article about what to do in the event of an alternator failure ("When The Sparks Stop," May 2010), right up to the part where the author says, "if you don't feel like it's an absolute emergency, don't declare one." He thenrngoes on to say ATC will realize the seriousness of your situation, and provide extra help.rnNo. They. Won't.rnOnly a small percentage of controllers theserndays are pilots, and even fewer are mechanics. If you don't tell him or her the seriousness of an alternator failure, the odds are the controller will treat it the same as if you said your XM Radio receiver quit: Boy, that's too bad, but no biggie. If your alternator fails, declare an emergency. It costs nothing, and could provide you with the extra help you might need.