jrmyl - If you are referring to a fuel shortage issue than this further underscrores the crews incompetence. This forum is not about massaging the ego's of flight crews (please read nugpot). The sheer arogance in that mans voice was disturbing to say the least.
Nothing on that tape indicates the nature of the "emergency".
If he did not feel comfortable about performing a cross wind landing than he should at least have the decency to raise this point for additional training in his next sim session, rather than removing his frustrations on already hard working and stretched ATC. AA002 was not the only aircraft on an approach to runway 22 that day - how could all the other airlines manage it ?
Again I stress, this forum is not a ego massaging forum for flight crew. If he is not up to the job than than lets just get that clear, rather than taking his anger out on ATC.
