Ballsy or what?!!
Am confused (doesn't take much to do this). Was returning to Dubai last night when we heard an ASCOT callsign initiate a diversion to Abu Dhabi for technical reasons. When asked his endurance he stated that it was an hour and a quarter whereupon the controller advised him that he might have to hold prior to his approach and how long could he do this for? The answer promptly came back as 'an hour and a quarter'! Am I missing something? Have just spent 10000 hours on the understanding that endurance was time to donkeys quitting and was somewhat different to the time that you were prepared to hold for! Please enlighten me. Am operating to civvie rules so this might have a bearing on the matter.