Gazumped
Following on from your comments I will draw your attention to the report.
If you read it carefully you will note that the VA also descended below minima to 300 feet ( 150 feet above ground) before going around for their final attempt.
Accordingly if one follows your reasoning then they to we're not watertight in their approach as they did not yet have a fuel emergency.
So rather than directing criticism on any of the crew how about you accept the fact that although the VA did the same thing as QF and it seems got even lower than QF they were not as lucky due to worsening weather.
So they then made their last approach in zero vis.
It's that simple mate.
Last edited by Lone pine; 18th Jul 2013 at 14:30.