Originally Posted by
gulliBell
My initial thought is it's NE of the runway and pointing NE. SW of the runway pointing SW there is nothing in front of that but ocean for miles. If it is SW of the runway and pointing SW, all that land in front of it is confusing the heck out of me. SW of the runway and pointing NE sort of makes sense also.
I thought that as well on the background, however the LST wreckage is on the coast south of the airport, which makes it look like it is at the south end of the field.
Local CB weather would change the local wind and would only come up on the local met weather, while the trade is from the SW, a cell to the NE would give a NE wind for a period of time.
Interesting images
https://postcourier.com.pg/px-big-bi...anding-update/
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...lands-in-ocean
https://twitter.com/burebasgal
One take away from this is the SLUF ditches quite well even with the gear down.
These events make a good safety case for HUD's. The HUD gives great cues for the flight path of the aircraft vs the target, which would assist in keeping the aircraft barnacle free. The additional benefit of a HUD is when used they can reduce the number of hard landings that a fleet achieves, as long as they are unstowed and used.