Originally Posted by
Lileskimo
Not trolling. I've worked for error group and seen first hand the lack of safety. Particularly the extremely low standards for pilot training. Why is the FO on 1282 ASKING atc for lower altitudes or turns? Has everyone collectively forgotten about emergency authority? You don't ASK atc in a situation like this you execute and then tell them what you're doing. This crew would've flown 100s of miles away from PDX until they got a blessing from ATC.
Really strange post. You do know they were at 16,000 feet correct? Zero need to rush anything. In very high performance aircraft the first rule in a emergency is wind the clock. Getting ATC clearance was the prudent and correct course. They declared a emergency and received excellent atc help.