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Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: aSTAR on October 03, 2005, 06:38:36 AM

MAY DAY-MAY DAY--Words expressed over the airwaves for life threatening situation.
What is the origin of this phrase???

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: Hangtime on October 03, 2005, 07:04:41 AM

French. "M'aidez", for 'help'.

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: straffo on October 03, 2005, 07:13:01 AM

Mayday : batardized version of the French sentence :" venez m'aider !"

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: storch on October 03, 2005, 10:56:20 AM

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Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: Meatwad on October 03, 2005, 11:23:21 AM

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Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: aSTAR on October 03, 2005, 07:09:34 PM

It sure takes ALL kinds to some POSTS, Thanks to those with the info on the real thing:aok
The others, keep on humpin:lol

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: straffo on October 04, 2005, 02:24:02 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Hangtime
French. "M'aidez", for 'help'.

fyi "m'aidez" is not a proper French sentence ... the English equivalent would be something like : "help you me"

It's the shortened version of "vous m'aidez ?"  interogative form where in case of emergency the proper (and shorter) form is : "aidez moi"

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: Debonair on October 04, 2005, 02:35:10 AM

Anyone know the story behind "pan-pan"?
I read a few months ago about a guy who declared an emergency in his GA plane, when ATC asked him "Souls on board?" (see SOS) he relpied "No souls, three heathens."

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: straffo on October 04, 2005, 05:28:55 AM

Never heard "panpan" but there is an explaination on wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAYDAY

dunno if it's accurate ...

Title: May Day--may Day
Post by: Hangtime on October 04, 2005, 09:01:09 AM

tsk, tsk, Straffo. it's also bastardized french. From 'panne', the radio call PAN-PAN indicates an 'urgent' condition normally associated with a mechanical failure.