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Old 9th Dec 2019, 09:46
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Pickuptruck
 
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Originally Posted by ampan
Was the captain blameless?
How many times does the GPWS have to go off before you as a Captain would do something?
Is there ever and I mean ever, a requirement for you as crew to look at the INS waypoint you’re flew over and see where it is on a chart?

Having listened to the amateur hour podcast and read the accident report and Mahon’s dribble it was the F/E yelling Rad Alt who deserved an award if one is being handed out.

It never gets mentioned that Chippindale actually covered whiteout in his report.
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