Capn Bloggs & FTDK
I think you may be both waltzing around the same point but missing a couple of other things in the ATSB report.
Yes, the aircraft was fitted with a GPS receiver that is hard to read where something like a Garmin 430 with a larger display and graphical presentation would be a lot easier.
Yes, it would have been easier for the pilot if the aircraft had been fitted with an autopilot and that had flown the approach with the pilot having more time to monitor the approach.
However, it cannot be overlooked that this was a multi-crew operation with only one pilot rated for a GPS approach. Nor can it be overlooked that this pilot had, apparently, a history of non-stabilised approaches. Nor can it be overlooked that the operating company had a less than ideal check system in place with an overworked CP.
No wonder the holes lined up eventually.
