Originally Posted by
jondc9
J.O.
you make a good point, or could cable to uplocks been pulled by slicing action of winglet
this will be a case of a bullet hitting a bullet.
has Brazil released any ATC radar data yet? didn't someone say that the radar showed 1000' seperation?
is it possible the pilots forgot to set 29.92 inches and were 1000' off, then switched off transponder to correct everything and just got banged?
harkens back to that film I mentioned, "the crowded sky".
somehow I have to think the legacy was on top to survive.
j
Jondc9,
Brazilian airspace is very different from the rest of the world (or at least very different from USA airspace). Usually, we set QNE (29.93 or 1013.2 hpa) a few minutes after takeoff, around 6000 feet (varies from one place to another) when climbing and QNH, when descending, around FL 040. The airspace in question is RVSM, but has very few traffic on daytime...gets a little busyer at night, due to international flights from South america (Chile Argentina, Brasil,etc...) to USA and north america, but even then, it could not be classified as a busy ACC. Very often CB's on route...big Cb'...
Regards
PS: The investigation is beeing conducted by the Military authoraties....do not expect any real info before 90 days.......