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Kitty Hawk 1903 · 03-20-2016, 11:36 AM

Please keep in mind,I am not a pilot,and I don't have a clue what happened here. I have read a Aeroflot flight tried the approach and then flew to its alternate. This flight circled for approx 2 hours. That is a very long time to wait to land. HOPING the weather gets better. If they circled for two hours,did they burn the alternate airport fuel? Sure flying to your alternate is inconvenient for all concerned,but I think it would have been a good idea. The Aeroflot Captain thought so,why not the Fly Dubai Captain? Again,very sad for the people lost,and all the families and friends.

03-20-2016, 11:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kitty Hawk 1903 ETOPS 737 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Roselea Crescent Age: 56 Posts: 6,136	Re: FlyDubai B738 Crashes in Russia Please keep in mind,I am not a pilot,and I don't have a clue what happened here. I have read a Aeroflot flight tried the approach and then flew to its alternate. This flight circled for approx 2 hours. That is a very long time to wait to land. HOPING the weather gets better. If they circled for two hours,did they burn the alternate airport fuel? Sure flying to your alternate is inconvenient for all concerned,but I think it would have been a good idea. The Aeroflot Captain thought so,why not the Fly Dubai Captain? Again,very sad for the people lost,and all the families and friends. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. David