Pudoc, your comments are noted which I found quite ironic as I will not have the DM in the house! Where did the Maydays come from if they were not at final reserve?? If there company manuals require it earlier then I (and probably a large number of other professional pilots)want to know about it.
I am sure the LAN Chile flight is an interesting story in itself.
Last edited by RHINO; 12th Aug 2013 at 20:03.