When they are crashing in their plane? Why, "May day"? Does it have anything to do with the actual May Day?
2007-05-01 07:26:16 · 10 answers · asked by melischief16 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The "Mayday" distress call is derived from the French phrase "m'aider" which basically means "help me" (not sure on correct conjegation, could be m'aidez, but they all sound the same regardless)
"mayday" is the correct spelling of the distress call itself.
2007-05-01 07:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the international distress call. By saying mayday everyone hearing the message knows there is a life and death situation. After saying Mayday three times a pilot or boat skipper will identify his plane or vessel, his position, number of "souls on board" (people) and the nature of the emergency. He will repeat this until someone replies.
2007-05-02 07:52:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thought I would throw my hat in the ring by saying, the reason they spend so much on cosmetic surgery is the doctors charge way too much, and they wouldn't need cosmetic surgery if society wasn't so judgmental on how people look. We as a society have created this problem along with many others, and when you talk about how much you have given and boast about it, you have just got your reward as Christianity teaches, so no I would not follow in your footsteps, that is sin according to the Bible. On a reality sense I can tell if the rich or well to do helped the poor and needy, we would all just be mediocre, and that's just like communism, something I'm not to crazy about, but wait you didn't say the poor would have to work we would just give it to them and help them out. I think we already do this, its called social assistance and our taxes cover that cost along with producing jobs for social workers. So we are already giving to the poor, we just are not boasting about the good we are doing. Real charity comes from the heart and is not measured by the media and what others think, it is done in secret so you do not humiliate the needy or crown the giver.
2016-05-18 01:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mayday is an internationally recognized distress call. Pan pan means something similar but is of a less critical nature.
2007-05-02 02:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Charlie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAYDAY is the internationally agreed upon radio voice distress call, recognized in all languages and countries. It is believed to come from the French phrase "Help me" though this is open to debate.
2007-05-01 09:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The international distress call - replaced SOS. Comes from the French m'aidez which means "help me".
2007-05-01 11:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from French, 'M'aidez' (pronounced 'mayday') which means 'help me.'
2007-05-01 17:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by DT3238 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its french for "help me" its not spelt "mayday" but pronounced like it
2007-05-01 07:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by nickic2k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Latin for kissin' my asss goodbye!
2007-05-01 08:12:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
not sure but can google it -- brb -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayday_(distress_signal)
2007-05-01 07:34:24 · answer #10 · answered by --------------- 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋