Channel 10 in Brisbane just ran a story and Jim Davis was interviewed and stated that the flight had the correct fuel loaded. So the next question is was it a mercy flight ? If it was reading the rules of a Mercy flight, did it really qualify? If it did would the patients partner be considered essential? AIP ENR 81.1.6 d. limit the operating crew and other persons carried in the aircraft to the minimum number required to conduct the flight. If not a mercy flight does Pel have a dispo for not carrying of an alternate for NLK?
Norfolk Is news website states as well as Channel 9 who said that the PIC advised that the flight was low on fuel arriving at NLK due to heavier than expected headwinds from APW...The questions keep on coming !
Last edited by puff; 20th Nov 2009 at 07:09.