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The report does not detail the qantas discussions.
You have no way of knowing what the Qantas crew discussed so to make such a blanket assumption is absurd.
Nor do you have any insight into what the qantas crew might have done if they did not become visual. You may speculate but it means nothing.
You state that qantas just sails in with SUFFICIENT FUEL. Sufficient for what?
The Qantas guys can see that the fog is becoming a problem they know that aircraft have missed by flying to minima. They plan to fly 200 feet below minima on their first attempt, its in the report and they get visual.
What did you expect them to do fly around mildura on a scenic tour waiting for the fog to clear?
Clearly both busted minima on the first go. Just because we are provided with some insight into virgins decision making process does not mean that qantas didnt have a process.
Gazumpy says that the virgin crew did not yet have a fuel emergency on their first attempt yet they busted minima anyhow.
Qantas busts minima on first attempt and gets hammered by you guys.
Why cant you virgin guys just accept that 2 crew managed 2 seperate aircraft in their own way as part of a response to a difficult situation.
One landed with FFR intact and one did not. So what. They both managed the situation to a safe outcome.
Last edited by tenretni; 19th Jul 2013 at 00:18.