Originally Posted by wakpilot
Just a quick question re the previous ETOPS debate-are we talking about a least worst scanario or worst worst (as in preasure loss) becasue that makes quite a difference in performace and altitude calulations-25k v 10k and associated fule burn-the 207 min across the pacific on a least worst is fine-BUT-loss of preasure and then what?
I would have thought the worst-case scenario. When we fly a sector with an ETOPS part near the end of the flight, we often carry extra fuel to cope with flying low level from the critical point onwards. The AF 777 in this thread might actually have been flying non-ETOPS as there are normally enough airfields across Siberia to do this.