Low fuel emergency in DFW

The aircraft with the declared emergency "owns" the airport
[as many have said] but there are a ton of squatters that
must be moved out of the way, with airspace actually
vacated. To turn the airport around will take more time
than it takes to fly into the current sequenced stream.
Only one or two airplanes need to be turned out to clear a
slot for the distressed aircraft.

The object is to get on the ground ASAP. The plane did land
OK.

Might it have crashed? Sure, but airplanes that have not
declared emergencies crash too.

The fact that the PIC declined other closer airports is
evidence that the emergency was not THAT critical and it
seems to me, that the PIC got the best service possible, in
the least time.

BTW, I have declared emergency on more than one occasion. I
have flown in and out of DFW, DAL Love, Addison, FTW
Meacham, Atlanta, O'Hare, and I would expect priority into
the landing stream, but I would never demand that everybody
get way out of my way, I know that would take MORE time.
Just get me quickly into the train and on the ground as
quick as possible.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
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| What takes less time, moving 50 airplanes or moving two?
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| Moving two would take less time, but moving 50 takes less
time than
| cleaning up one crash.
|
| Matt

"Jim Macklin" writes:

BTW, I have declared emergency on more than one occasion. I
have flown in and out of DFW, DAL Love, Addison, FTW
Meacham, Atlanta, O'Hare, and I would expect priority into
the landing stream, but I would never demand that everybody
get way out of my way, I know that would take MORE time.
Just get me quickly into the train and on the ground as
quick as possible.

Wait until you have a _real_ emergency.

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"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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The aircraft with the declared emergency "owns" the airport
[as many have said] but there are a ton of squatters that
must be moved out of the way, with airspace actually
vacated. To turn the airport around will take more time
than it takes to fly into the current sequenced stream.
Only one or two airplanes need to be turned out to clear a
slot for the distressed aircraft.


I assume by "turn the airport around" you mean to reverse the flow. Land
and depart to the south instead of to the north. What makes you think
that's necessary?



The object is to get on the ground ASAP. The plane did land
OK.


Yes, but it did not get on the ground ASAP.



Might it have crashed? Sure, but airplanes that have not
declared emergencies crash too.


That's comforting.



The fact that the PIC declined other closer airports is
evidence that the emergency was not THAT critical and it
seems to me, that the PIC got the best service possible, in
the least time.


Ya think? Did the PIC decline any suitable closer airports?



BTW, I have declared emergency on more than one occasion. I
have flown in and out of DFW, DAL Love, Addison, FTW
Meacham, Atlanta, O'Hare, and I would expect priority into
the landing stream, but I would never demand that everybody
get way out of my way, I know that would take MORE time.
Just get me quickly into the train and on the ground as
quick as possible.


You don't KNOW that it would take more time, you BELIEVE it would take more
time.