If he was at 81 miles [first I've seen that number], then
ATC did have time to clear the airspace. Just where was the
airplane when the pilot declared the emergency and where was
he when he asked for straight in to 17?



"Judah" wrote in message
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| 601XL Builder wrDOTgiacona@suddenlinkDOTnet wrote in
news:45E0A989.1090806
| @suddenlinkDOTnet:
|
| MB made the point that had the aircraft been on fire
that the pilot
| probably wouldn't have bypassed the other two airports.
|
| If the aircraft was on fire, the pilot would probably do
an emergency
| accelerated descent. However, if he were at low fuel, an
accelerated descent
| would probably not be desirable.
|
| If he was truly at 15,000', and at a 4-5 mi/min airspeed,
81 miles would be
| about right...