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Old February 25th 07, 02:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Jim Macklin
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Default ATC Handling of Low-Fuel American Flight

If you were the pilot with the low fuel and had declared an
emergency, would you want a downwind straight in or an
expedited downwind and base/final if both took the same
time? What if the straight in takes 30 seconds longer while
traffic clear your flight path?

Have all pilots turned blonde?



"Sam Spade" wrote in message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| Then tell me. In case you don't know... 8,000 plus
hours,
| FAR 135, several type ratings, grass strips and big
| airports, sometimes on the same day. Have declared
| emergency on several occasions. Have visited ATC
| facilities.
| Have flown into, usually single-pilot, ATL, DFW, ORD,
and
| other similar. I know that once you have a steady
stream of
| arrivals, they can't be suddenly stopped. FAR priority
does
| not alter the laws of space, time or physics.
|
|
|
|
| Okay, I have 19,000 hours, major Part 121, ALPA safety
rep, and you just
| do not get it.