I have just got back from TFD(that f****n det), and I am disgusted by some of the crap that has been banded around on this thread by people who have no knowledge of ops out there. Yes, the crew admit they made a mistake. Probably compounded by long hours, no sleep, pump tasking, a lack of reliable info from the US forces, and working/sleeping(!) in temperatures in excess of 43 degrees. Anyone who has been there will understand exactly why and how mistakes like that one occurred. To those of you who have never made a mistake in the air, I salute your ability to lie. To those of you who have got away with landing on minima (or below?) lucky you. To those of you in the flying world who don't understand how we operate fuel sites/div minima in SH, find out or shut up. To use the word negligence in the operational environment is just damn wrong. Just do what I did and thank your lucky stars that noone came home in a wooden box.