l only said that l hoped l wouldn`t post on this topic again.
Sorry Mad Jock - l like your style - but it is possible to carry trip fuel legally.
lt`s very unlikely that the sim guys have come across flight planning in the real world.
An alternate declared as the destination, to extend the range.
This has nothing at all to do with the dead people, and why it happened.
Sadly, the reason is obvious.
CFIT.