Originally Posted by
Auxtank
It will be interesting to learn if pilot was trying to operate the ARCAL. Witnesses report hearing him circling many times.
Very strange. I looked up the place on Google Maps and counted 18 (!) airfields and airports inside a radius of 30NM or so. What sense would it make to circle for an hour (this is what the witnesses said according to the report) and wait for the lights to come on when you have so many alternates within 10 minutes flying time?