Originally Posted by
gulliBell
So there was no reason for the deviation off the clearance with the left turn out to sea when it got dark. Can only be explained by a loss of SA in conditions the pilot was not authorized to operate in.
On the instrument panel photo. Pilot side turn indicator doesn't seem to be working. Attitude indicator would have been far more useful installed in front of the pilot. And a big disparity in ASI indications between left and right side.
Going to call you on that, having made a shallow turn out to sea to escape mountain wave in the past.
Uncommanded ascent (several thousand feet) followed by an abrupt descent (causing everything to stick to the ceiling). If it was rotary I would probably not be here.