Originally Posted by
RatherBeFlying
It takes some serious fatigue to see 22 when the sign says 26.
I may be wrong (can't keep up), but wasn't 26 completely dark ? That would include the designator board I think, so they actually saw no sign before lining up; but if you are
absolutely convinced you're doing it right then a "missed" sign is an insignificant factor which likely didn't even register.
And that also applies to the other poster(s) wondering why they didn't see the end in time to abort - no REILs.