Originally Posted by
gojo
We're you guys awake in ground school when discussing CRM/TEM? If so you probably analyzed situations like this yourself. Once the threat was identified (unforcasted weather) did they do the best thing? I think not. Especially if the considered the amount of gas they had on board. Was any CRM done outside of the flight deck? They train to identify and break the error chain as soon as possible. In this case they put themselves in an emergency fuel situation and had to land at a NON APPROVED airport. Fine if you're on fire, but should never be used like this.
Some real clowns on this forum.
If your that scared to land at a "NON APPROVED" airport, and your own experience with CRM is listening in class to training on the subject. It sounds like you might need some more experience before you ever get into a situation which dictates you actually make a decision.
Please tell us what they should have done, since they didn't do the "best thing".
What exactly would you have done differently? Because you never actually mentioned that.
Utilized resources outside the flight deck? ATC/dispatch? I'm sure they were in communication.
Sounds like you would be smoldering somewhere babbling all the way down about the need to break the error chain.
...BTW also not a reg that you have to land with 45 minutes of fuel.