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Old 9th Oct 2018, 18:07
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What can be learned from this thread so far -

Sometimes it is better to remain silent and let people think you are stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
Regardless of the "whys and wherefores" it ticks all the boxes of how NOT to land at a high elevation.

Points of note -

1/ High DA - A guesstimate using historical data in the domain puts the DA at about 12.5K give or take.

2/ Steep approach

3/ Tailwind - no excuse

4/ Runs out of Ng - listen to the audio

5/ Subsequently loses TR authority

Luck had everything to do with the outcome. Nobody injured and at least there is video evidence so that others may learn. Excellent training video!!

Some of the proposition here is astounding.
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