Originally Posted by
prospector
Interesting advertisement, especially the altitude question, and they have been doing it for many years I believe
How Low Will We Fly?
When over Antarctica we fly at approximately 10,000 feet or 2,000 feet above the highest ground within 100 nautical miles. This altitude provides excellent viewing while still respecting the wildlife habitats at sea level.
I am sure if ever there were to be another accident, those height references (or the 2,000 feet one in particular) would disappear from that webpage and the internet, similar to how the NZ government and Air New Zealand scrambled to recover and destroy brochures advertising low altitude flights over the Antarctic. Now why would they do that if the cause was only Collins?