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So why not circle above the airport it's already near, instead of heading off for another one and just hoping it makes it?
by skykooler 9y ago
So why not circle above the airport it's already near, instead of heading off for another one and just hoping it makes it?
- ubernostrum 9y agoIf the other engine goes, odds are they're not going to make any airport, even the nearby one, even if they're circling it. If Perth has better facilities for handling the problem, and it's "we'll make it there or we won't make it anywhere", might as well go back to Perth.
- sitharus 9y agoThat I can't say. Perhaps Perth was a much better equipped airfield. If you're going to hang around in the air for two hours you may as well get somewhere better able to handle your emergency. The chances of a dual engine failure on an ETOPS-240 (240 minutes single engine operation) certified plane are very small.
- SyneRyder 9y agoPerth isn't an airfield, it'a a major city :) For comparison, Learmonth/Exmouth has a population of ~2000 people, Perth has a population of 2 million.