Like I said I'm very loathe to be drawn into these specific cases
- quite agree, but 90% of this thread is full of criticism and vitriol about 3 Captains who according to the FSX experts here were 'frightened' to uplift extra fuel and obviously messed up, when if we accept the IAA report, they all behaved correctly, sensibly and 2 out of 3 made it with the planned minimum fuel, 1 just 'missed' by just 75kg. It reads to me that all 3 diverted with more than the 'blessed minimum' so they HAD thought about it.
If we could all accept that it would be good!
Originally Posted by S-7600
I'm afraid I can't agree that the information provided necessarily exonerates the crew however. Each aircraft had a Captain in the left hand seat at all times.
- can you explain that remark? I read that they all handled a bad situation well - are we all sure how we would have fared?
Thunderbird - the strike and o/heat are not significant in this, that is why.
Victor10 - sounds as if you didn't take enough!