Qantas Fuel Mayday

[dr dre]

Originally Posted by neville_nobody

This has been done to death many a time. It's an urban myth.

Here's the answer Qantas Ditching Perth - Myth?

You know it’s an urban myth if you’ve heard many variations of the story. And I’ve heard a lot.

The incident apparently occurred in either the 80s, the 90s or the early 2000s.

I heard the aircraft involved was either a 767, 330 or a 747-300.

It was coming down from Asia or across from the East Coast, or even from Africa.

The aircraft was apparently going to ditch in the Swan River or off the beach.

But the widest variation is who supposedly told the flying pilots to auto land instead of ditch.

Either it was paxing pilot from a GA background who told two cadets not to ditch.

Or a military trained pilot who told two civilian trained pilots.

Or an Air Traffic Controller.

Or a Boeing pilot telling two Airbus pilots.

Or a paxing pilot from another airline (Ansett) telling the QF guys.

Or (insert background of pilot telling the myth) telling (background of pilots that person dislikes). I’m sure at some point in the future it’ll become two female pilots being told by a male……

But never any names or specific details. Stories in aviation get around quickly and almost always have a name attached. This one never did…….