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Originally Posted by zmiller4  What?
I wouldn't be relying on dispatch that much at this point. I'd definately talk to them, but they're holed up in a room somewhere probably stressing about other flights as well while the crew is the one who's butt is on the line.
It sounds like the alternate in this situation is really the only option availible other than the destination....and because of that, I don't think I'd want to land there with much less than 45min of fuel. Maybe I'm a wuss though. |
Not taliking to dispatch is not an option at some companies. Proceeding to the alternate without an amendment to the flight release would require the captain to exercise his emergency authority, at which point he better declare an emergency to cover his a$$. Contrary to popular belief, dispatch is a resource that should be used when anything out of the ordinary occurs. They are part of the "R" in CRM.