that snippet of info would have been vital on the onset on your first statement
VF, I did say in the post, "ran for long enough to do what we wanted to do". I thought at the time of writing giving the circumstances would be too much of there I was at 40,000 feet etc bragado. Nevertheless, it's commentary on how we so often make judgement on these pages of incidents and accidents that befall others without having knowledge of the background and circumstances. A salutary lesson to be had I feel.
My intent was to reinforce
Crab's,
you can't have a 'one-size fits all' approach to emergency handling...... there has to be some airmanship and discretion applied to suit the scenario you find yourself in