"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Ross wrote:
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Let's face it. ATC screwed up and so did the pilot. When ATC offered him
vectors to two closer airports (and I have no idea if they were the two I
mentioned above) and he refused them ATC probably decided it wasn't as
much of an emergency as one might think.

We all know he refused them to lessen the impact (bad word to use) on the
airlines schedule for the rest of the day.

The tape clearly indicates the pilot suspected a fuel leak which means fire
hazard. The other airports are MUCH smaller than DFW and don't have as much
emergency support on the ground. I don't blame the pilots for wanting DFW.

Danny Deger