Hi Vince,
Ah, the 'hero to zero' comment hurt. But IF you ran out of fuel then the statement is true.
As you choose to only answer questions you want to answer, I will do the same.
explain the fuel that was, as I predicted, found in the Port wing tank after recovery
the 6ltrs unusable (the aircraft I fly has this clearly placarded)
The problem Vince is you have given an outline as to what happened, but when someone asks a specific question and you choose not to give an answer, and then someone else provides the information that seems credible and informed, that is used instead (rightly or wrongly).
As I have said before just trying to understand what happened, the final criticism (if there is any) will come from the CAA.
Yakker (just a PPL)