On another note, the Dash 8 has a fuselage length of 25m and a wingspan of 26m. That would be covering a lot of runway lighting when looking through a HUD would it not?
There would be a lot of TDZ and centreline lights not visible with a Dash 8 sitting over them.
The anti collision lights are also lit whilst on the runway, these are designed to be viewed over a 360 radius up to 3 nm. Are HUDs now negating the impact of aircraft lighting?
If HUD is seen to be a contributing factor in this event, I can see the lawsuits lining up…