Instructor Steven Lewis, 38, made a mayday call 20 minutes into the training flight from Blackpool Airport.
The Christos sent a Mayday call that was picked up by Brixham coastguards who have been co-ordinating the rescue.
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Police released arrest figures after the protest by anti-capitalists under the banner Brighton Mayday collective ended on Saturday evening.
The vessel, which is believed to date from the 1940s, was en route to Cornwall to take part in Mayday celebrations.
The Schweizer 269C crashed shortly after sending the mayday signal as it flew over Poulton-le-Fylde at about 1210 BST on 22 September 2009.
Investigators have been unable to establish why a mayday call was made from a helicopter before it crashed in Lancashire, killing two people.
Osborn said he made "at least 15 mayday calls" as the plane limped toward the nearest landing strip -- China's Lingshui military base on Hainan Island.
"Sully" Sullenberger is heard issuing a "mayday" call and telling air traffic controllers that the flight had lost power in both engines, Higgins said.
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"During the course of this scrum Alan called Mayday and the scrum broke up, it did not collapse, " a Mid-North Coast Rugby statement said.
On the tape, Sullenberger is heard issuing a "mayday" call and telling air traffic controllers the flight had lost power in both engines, Higgins said.
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After the bridge came down, Leekley sent out a Mayday signal over VHF radio, but hearing no response, he got on the phone and dialed 911.
Other hospitals such as Mayday University Hospital in South London and Airedale General Hospital in Keighley have been told about concerns surrounding the source of their bone implants.
Needing time to calmly consider his options, Capt Moody used autopilot to put the plane into a gentle descent, and instructed his first officer to issue a mayday call.
The group from the Upper Hamble Canoe Club, Hampshire, made two mayday calls saying they were in trouble and were eventually rescued with the help of a helicopter and lifeboats from Weymouth.
Pentagon officials said it was five minutes after the time of impact before the mayday call was issued, indicating the pilot was struggling to regain control of the crippled plane.
Conditions at the time of the crash were said to be calm and sunny and it is understood a Mayday message was issued from the helicopter before it hit the water.
They attempted to anchor at Stepper Point in the Camel estuary but a gearbox failure meant they were quickly driven onto rocks just outside Padstow and forced to issue a mayday call at about 04.45 BST.
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