To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...

“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!” can be heard just minutes after the small plane took off from Colorado Springs Airport. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In an air traffic control (ATC) audio obtained by ...