"Mike Young" wrote in message
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You are right. It was controller to controller and not a tape of a
supervisor.

It's not the last time that low fuel situations, as distinct from
emergencies, will arise.

Why bring up all this with low fuel situations "as distinct from emergency".
This was clearly and emergency fuel situation and was apparently not caused
by attempting to keep the load light to save on opperating expenses.

Danny Deger