Originally Posted by
Airbubba
Thanks for taking the time to type the letter into this discussion. Of course, as some have pointed out, even if Air New Zealand had a coordinated effort to remove evidence exculpatory to the pilots it doesn't mean that they were blameless in the mishap.
If they were really visual, how did they not see Mount Erebus? They thought they were approaching McMurdo Station in the descent to 1500 feet but didn't have TACAN, VHF comms or radar contact. Also, the mountain should have painted on weather radar. I'm obviously raising these questions as a pilot, not as a politician or grieving family member.
Lucky hit on Google..
Cant copy the relevant part but apparently the radar wouldn't see the mountain!
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...0radar&f=false