Originally Posted by
WetCompass
It's not the pilot of the Viper I'm questioning, so there's no "slack to be cut". It's that people on the forum who refuse to consider the Avalon option.
So Thursday night we can listen to that recording and wonder why he didn't declare a Mayday.
why give a **** about who you fly over. Make your decision to fly over as many houses as possible if you ever have an airframe problem.
So what was the Mayday for? It's the ambivalence in his behavior
Sounds like you are.
Which is fine I guess in the long run but perhaps some posters prefer to gather more information about the events before judging. Perhaps the ATSB investigation will reveal more.