(Robert Bonomi) wrote:

FALSE TO FACT. He got out *only* because somebody (Brit. Polly Vacher)who
_did_ properly plan ahead for a flight through that territory HAD ASKED
PERMISSION, been granted it, and *HAD*THEIR*OWN*EMERGENCY*FUEL*STORED*THERE*.
She encountered weather difficulties, aborted prior to that point, and thus
was able to offer her own private stock of emergency fuel to Johanson.

The fact that she _did_have_ private fuel stored there is absolute proof that
Johanson *could* have done so as well. That fact shoots down any possible
defense of Johanson's actions as regards *competent* contingency planning.

On a project like this there are only so many things you can plan for.
The fact is that if you are going to plan for every contingency the
trip will never happen. You have to get to the point where the risks
are acceptable and work from there. Polly Vacher is having fuel flown
in by the Argentinians because she also is short of fuel. Perhaps her
planning was better in that she was smart enough not to ask the USA
for help?

Jon Johanson has flown his RV4 around the world 3 times. I doubt you
can do that if your planning really is incompetent.