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Old 11th Jun 2010, 14:44
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MikeNYC
 
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Great news that the Qantas search crew spotted her and established comms! My question is about ETOPS though. The girl's position really was out in the middle of nowhere. What ETOPS level does Qantas operate their 330's? 180min or 240min? Also, how would that apply if the aircraft is flying low and slow to establish visual contact, if one engine goes inop and a diversion is needed from under 10,000ft 1500nm+ from a diversion airport? Or possibly ETOPS rules were suspended as this was a SAR op? Just curious.
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