A V G (“Vince”) Hagedorn
Is:
A graduate in Maths
Having flown past Edinburgh, Fife, Leuchars and than Dundee - at which point, only a few miles to the north of the city, did he eventually realise that the sume total of his remaining fuel wasn't even going to get him back to Caird Park Golf course and not Kinloss , as he had planned.
He allegedly thought about putting down at Leuchars ( press quote) but , if this is so, then he could have got to where he did without flying right over the East of the city of Dundee - Much easier to approach Dundee airport by descending over the river towards the field.
I'm sorry but as hero of the hour he is a very lucky man. His flight planning was pants - From Barrow to Kinloss, Dundee is probably just over half way. Why didn't he route via Perth which would have avoided the conflict with EDI and given him two diversion possibilities?