I dear say the reinactment may have distorted events but I found it strange that it took the crew so long to calculate ROD and maximum glide distance. When the emergency unfolded, they were about 65m from Winnipeg. I think it was with about 20m-30m to run that they decided they weren't going to make it to Winnipeg and and headed for Gimli.
Also of concern was the fact that when ATC were giving the alternate airports, they didn't know Gimli was now a drag strip
