Originally Posted by 69flight
Before making such statements take the time to read the final report about the SR111īs accident.
I believe I've read it several times through over the years. If they had taken the smoke extremely seriously at the start and instead of declaring a PAN, declared a Mayday, and then started coming down like a safe, they might have had a chance. The decision to fly towards a dump area wasted valuable time. The first 10 minutes after the PAN call they had a fairly functional aircraft. If they had been turning final at that point, they might well have made it. Not an easy piloting job at all, but possible. The 66 mile initial distance from Halifax was well inside their normal TOD.
I have no desire to rehash that entire accident on this thread. We all should know just how bad an emergency a fire in flight is, and that extending your time in the air is extremely hazardous.
Of course, I do have significant hindsight bias.
