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Old February 25th 07, 12:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Jim Macklin
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Default ATC Handling of Low-Fuel American Flight

Not unless you ignore all the other traffic.



"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| My point is that ATC did get him on the ground safely.
If
| ATC had granted the pilot's request for 17 and it had
taken
| longer to clear the airspace and get him on the ground,
ATC
| would still be blamed.
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| If ATC had granted the pilot's request for runway 17 it
would have taken
| less time to get him on the ground, not more. That's why
he wanted runway
| 17.
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