Some of the hype surrounding this flight is just silly.
At the speeds these aircraft fly at today, how long does it take to go 150 miles?
Hype? They landed with 20 minutes of fuel left.
About 15/20 minutes...if you add in descent time though it’s actually quite a long time not to have “situational awareness”
About 20 minutes.
Long enough to ask what was going on.
half an hour or so
re: how long does it take to go 150 miles?
The 150 miles represents only how far they overflew their destination. They were out of radio contact for a considerable length of time before reaching their destination.
There is absolutely no hype involved here. Having an airliner our of contact for over an hour with no indication of what’s going on is as serious as it gets. The fact they flew into someone else’s airspace and ATC had to move other aircraft to keep them clear of traffic is just as bad.
For all anyone on the ground knew the crew was dead and the plane would continue on, being flown by the autopilot, until it ran out of fuel and crashed.
If they flew 150 miles beyond their destination then they would have had to fly another 150 miles to get back to it, plus the space required for a 180 degree turn and to get back on course.
A major problem could have been that in today’s budget conscious world of airline operation they would only enough fuel on board to reach their destination plus enough to get to their designated alternate airport and then less than an hour’s worth of fuel after that. That’s cutting it pretty close if they don’t manage to contact the crew and determine what’s going on.
To those who fly up in that area and depend on ATC and the rules of IFR flight there is nothing, absolutely nothing hyped about this.
20 minutes
2 things:
1) jet fuel $
2) landing schedules messed with