Originally Posted by
andrewr
It's wrong to say he didn't have a plan B.
Plan B was simple - deviate right to go around the CTA at cruising level. He was following that plan.
The question is why did he turn back on track and descend, after he had indicated that he wanted to stay at 6500?
Exactly what I have been wondering and why the transcripts would be handy!
That fateful decision was about plan F in the ranking, not plan B.