NoD (Post #21) I grant you that would have been (and presumeably was) the position on the previous day if operations were on rwy 27. But that should not excuse the lack of preparedness .. and I am surprised that the investigation did not review whether the lack of appropraite documentation on a line check was part of a more general problem.
As I said yesterday, I find that one of the most disturbing parts of the whole affair.
Insofar as whether 250 + knts was reached, perhaps - perhaps not ... radar lost them at 1100 ft ( = 435 ft AGL) at 265 kts and accelerating with a surface wind of 15 kts (and a reported tail wind of 25 kts). Still seems a tad quick to me.
Last edited by Dave Gittins; 6th Dec 2006 at 12:54.