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Old 20th Jul 2013, 13:56
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Capn Bloggs
 
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Porch, as I said, doomsday? Carry BNE. Kick off freight/pax. Carry Woomera. Whatever.

Bleat all ya want buddy, VA no more creamed their pax than QF did. The emotive bull**** is irrelevant.
You're joking, surely. Getting Visual at 300+ft AGL and 3000m vis is the same as 0ft/0m vis?? Unfortunately, it's only the "emotive BS" that gets things changed.

Does it change what I already do? No, it doesn't.
You seem to have a lot to say about the situation... So let's have it. What would "you already do" when presented with the flight planning situation these guys were?

Originally Posted by Lone Pine
You may as well argue that these guys should have gone to Broken Hill because they knew that the forecasts and metars were unreliable in Mildura but highly accurate in Broken Hill.
With another 1000kg QF could easily have gone to BHI after missing out at MIA...

Last edited by Capn Bloggs; 20th Jul 2013 at 14:05. Reason: Lone Pine comment added
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