jabird
17th Sep 2012, 22:36
I always thought the correct code for New Orleans was one of those spotter favourites - MSY, as in Moisant Stock Yards.
Watching the inevitably dumbed down "Air Crash Investigation" (should I admit to that here?) this evening, they had the remarkable story of TACA 110, which landed on a levy in New Orleans.
MSY is where the plane would have been heading - but the nav screen showed NEW, the original code for Lakefront Airport, superceded by MSY in 1946.
So - were they being correct, and the screen would have shown NEW for some reason (MSY was not shown).
Or are they just dumbing down more than usual - after all, you would never associate MSY with either New Orleans or Louis Armstrong after who the airport is named.
Watching the inevitably dumbed down "Air Crash Investigation" (should I admit to that here?) this evening, they had the remarkable story of TACA 110, which landed on a levy in New Orleans.
MSY is where the plane would have been heading - but the nav screen showed NEW, the original code for Lakefront Airport, superceded by MSY in 1946.
So - were they being correct, and the screen would have shown NEW for some reason (MSY was not shown).
Or are they just dumbing down more than usual - after all, you would never associate MSY with either New Orleans or Louis Armstrong after who the airport is named.