jabawocky
If you do a search on the net you will see that the melbourne weather was BKN003 with 4000mtrs vis.
Have a look at the TTF for melbourne and adelaide. Both indicating FM 2300 all good.
Its hard to be specific about the timing of all the events but its fair to say that a lot more fuel is required to go to melbourne with wx like that as opposed to mildura with clear conditions keeping in mind that fuel would have been a matter of concern for both these crew.
Prudent is an interesting word and its application in context can be very subjective.
Last edited by tenretni; 20th Jul 2013 at 00:56.