How many "outraged" posters have ever flown into DFW as a
pilot? For ATC to turn the airport around takes about half
an hour, even if all they do is tell all the other airplanes
to go away. ATC did fit the "emergency" into the traffic,
which seems to be the better solution.


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
message
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| "Mike Schumann" wrote
in message
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| The controller made an interesting suggestion that if
the aircraft was
| really that low on fuel he should divert to a closer
airport. I would
| suggest that it would be wise to get the full info
before jumping to
| conclussions.
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| Obviously one major question is where the aircraft was
when the pilot
| declared a fuel emergency. Once you declare an
emergency, particularly if
| you suspect a fuel leak, I would think you should land
at the closest
| available field. It is certainly conceivable that the
pilot didn't want
| the hassle of making an unscheduled landing, and was
trying to streach it
| to get to DFW.
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| I didn't jump to any conclusions. The pilot said he had
an emergency, and
| that he needed 17C at DFW. He was denied.
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