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Originally Posted by gojo
Not armchair quarterbacking at all. It's a reg that 121 operators land with 45 minutes of fuel. If you can't do it because of weather find something that works. Sure as h&ll don't opt for an unapproved airport without Arff
That part is wrong. 45 minutes is planning fuel prior to takeoff, not a requirement at landing.
Originally Posted by
gojo
Wrong how? Declaring either minimum fuel or emergency fuel would receive special handling from ATC and therefore should be followed up with a report. Why deliberately put yourself in that situation. Sometimes the safest thing to do is go to somewhere else and wait it out. Granted they made tough decisions and landed safely, but what good is having a plan B or C (alternates) if you're you're not going to use them when you can't get into your destination?