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Old 2nd Nov 2006, 10:14
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gulliBell
 
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What is it with the flying conditions in PNG that experienced pilots are being caught out by the weather and ending up as another CFIT statistic. There was the Hevilift accident earlier this year where it is reported that the pilot flew into bad weather close to last light, entered cloud, lost control and crashed. And now it seems from the source above that the weather may have been a factor in this tragic accident. Are the operators or clients placing undue pressure on the pilots to get the job done, or are otherwise experienced pilots but with little PNG experience being caught out in unfamiliar conditions, or are these unfortunate accidents with no common underlying causes? We seldom hear of findings from accident investigations in PNG. Speculation doesn't help, but can some experienced PNG guys hedge a hunch on what's going wrong here?
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