Originally Posted by
Plazbot
Yeah, nah. At my OS facility, you declare min fuel you get a Roger. You declare mayday fuel, you get a Roger cancel hold. It's a pretty simple concept that seems to be drawing much angst.
This is a true story and hopefully learn and share a lesson from an old timer.
in 1965 a BOAC Comet4 at Darwin was advised by ATC Darwin tower
“Runway flooded deep water “
Captain asked
”how long to drain away?’
tower
”we don’t know”!
Captain
give me Alice Springs weather
he was NOT advised
TAF Dust was forecast some 4 hours later at 6am sunrise.
The Captain had to hand fly to land in zero visibility in dust in Alice.
‘The moral to learn
Always have plan B with FULL backup
notams, TAF metar, special weather etc.
I also remember just recently, Perth airport was fully closed due smoke, , vis below 100 meters, from a bush fire in Guildford Cemetery adjacent threshold RWY 21 and 24.