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Old 9th Mar 2006, 11:13
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Required visual references

Perhaps the investigators will ask why the crew were not making the required visual reference checks on very short final. Whatever happened to the 100 feet, threshold visible, TDZ visible and then 50 feet, threshold not visible, TDZ visible, aircraft expected to touchdown in the TDZ?

That is a basic requirement. Although, I have to admit, not every airline that I audit (pre accident) or work with (post accident) seems to have this basic requirement in place for JAR OPS 1.

As for ATC sending them around, bit of a false one that. Other questions will be in relation to which side the PAPIs were on (or VASIs but still a requirement for jet aircraft operations to runways).

We have all done, or will do, the false perspective thing at some point, so let's not be too harsh here.

Yellow lines not white ones?

Pity that ATC did not have the Park Air Systems RIMCAS system installed and operating then! That has been giving protection to some runways for years in this area of taxiway landings/take-offs.
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