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Pilots Begged Controllers for Emergency Landing
The aircraft carrying a Brazilian football team that crashed Monday night after apparently running out of fuel begged Colombian air-traffic controllers for clearance to land, but were denied permission as a second plane was already engaged in an emergency landing, according to an extraordinary audio exchange between the co-pilot of a third flight who overheard the desperate final messages. (www.thedailybeast.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I figure that he would have used about 20,000pounds of fuel to fly that distance, even in Nil headwind conditions. Marginal, even for a full tanks ferry flight with a zero payload...
This could get ugly....
This approx 1650nm sector was way beyond the IFR range capability of the aircraft, especially with a heavy payload. Cruise TAS approx 395knots.
It will be interesting to read the ATC tape transcript in the actual report whenever that is released (maybe a year or so from now ?).
My stupid computer wouldn't let me finish reading this article w/o blacking out. Are you saying that the Brazilian Soccer team died because Colombian ATC wouldn't let their plane, which was out of fuel, or at least running out of fuel, land, because there was already a plane in the middle of an emergency landing? Is that country's ATC THAT INCOMPETENT? WOW. Now THAT'S A TOTAL SHAME!
Aviate. Navigate. THEN Communicate...if there's time.