He engineered that scenario. (EDIT: As in, that’s where the exercise started.)) Arrival at destination on min fuel with wx below limits. No way would I have planned to arrive in a marginal Aberdeen like that, in the sim or real life. I looked at all options, including RAF Lossimouth, but was denied all of them. I agree that the scenario was unrealistic. (And something I would not expect to see at my current, jet operator, unless it was a ‘we’ve got some time left, chaps, shall we have some fun?’)
As for the go around, (if I WAS in that situation,) I landed with about 5 minutes of fuel, so no I would not have gone around as we would not have got around even a brief circuit
I asked my (very experienced, training Captain) sim partner afterwards if I could have mansged it better and he said “The only thing I would have done differently is hold at higher altitude to save fuel.”
Last edited by Jump Complete; 27th Apr 2022 at 19:28.