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‘Mayday’: ATSB investigating after Qantas flight’s fuel reserves run low
The pilots were forced to call an emergency in order to jump the queue to land safely. (www.news.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
A declaration of "Minimum fuel, min. fuel is the term used" is not the show stopper they would have you believe and is not a tool a professional uses lightly. It does ,however, mean you ain't got the fuel to hold and ATC will accommodate you ahead of others "Before" the declaration of a fuel emergency!
Better a queue jump than another "Gimli glider".
I was at the track that day. Never expected a plane to land at our races but very glad we kept that old runway in good enough condition to be used. I still think back and can’t believe it actually happened? What are the odds that a pilot would know about the old runways and be capable of landing a plane like that with no engines. Miracles happen.
From data in the article all was legal so dont see any problem here ho hum.
Unusual but not the dramatic event it was made out to be.
All considered, even 40 minutes in reserve seems a little tight these days, perhaps less so in Australia but certainly in European and USA skies, with bad weather and congestion both aloft and at airports.
The headline gave me flashbacks to 1983 at the Gimli racetrack. This story was less exciting then having to clear a racetrack of people and obstacles so a 767 could land on it. We had about five minutes notice to get cars, trucks, trailers, people and everything else out of the way but we did it and no one was hurt. Another bonus is racetracks are always prepared for a fire and a few volunteers put out a fire at the nose of the plane befor it could spread. Like I say the story in the article was less exciting but I am glad that in both cases there were no major injuries.