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Forum: Middle East

10th Dec 2017, 19:35

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Emirates A388 - Moscow UUDD, GA from 400 feet AGL, 8nm out.

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Posted By DaveReidUK

I don't recall making excuses for anyone - what's...

I don't recall making excuses for anyone - what's your point ?

Forum: Middle East

10th Dec 2017, 18:30

Replies: 137

Emirates A388 - Moscow UUDD, GA from 400 feet AGL, 8nm out.

Views: 146,796

Posted By DaveReidUK

It's pretty clear from external sources that,...

It's pretty clear from external sources that, despite Avherald's sensational headline, EK207 was nowhere near that close to the ground (probably around 350' AMSL).

Though that's still way too low....

Forum: Middle East

20th Sep 2017, 10:40

Replies: 137

Emirates A388 - Moscow UUDD, GA from 400 feet AGL, 8nm out.

Views: 146,796

Posted By DaveReidUK

I said "approaching", not "overhead". The...

I said "approaching", not "overhead".

The dark area in the bottom left of your first GE screenshot, just below the pin in your second, is start of the wooded hill overlooking the Moscow river,...

Forum: Middle East

20th Sep 2017, 06:38

Replies: 137

Emirates A388 - Moscow UUDD, GA from 400 feet AGL, 8nm out.

Views: 146,796

Posted By DaveReidUK

Correct. The 975' AMSL point (± the QNH...

Correct.

The 975' AMSL point (± the QNH correction, which we now know was negligible) occurred just as the track was approaching the Gorki Leninskiye ("Lenin Hills" - the clue's in the name), one...

Forum: Middle East

18th Sep 2017, 17:01

Replies: 137

Emirates A388 - Moscow UUDD, GA from 400 feet AGL, 8nm out.

Views: 146,796

Posted By DaveReidUK

Avherald has a history of misinterpreting ADS-B...

Avherald has a history of misinterpreting ADS-B data, so the "400 feet AGL" needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.

No mention anywhere of the prevailing QNH, so no way of telling what adjustment...

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