Forget the cloud, "
what safety message can we infer from this":
we were descending, probably too fast
Pilot did not have positive control of her aircraft?
Or: Pilot had control but had no clue what performance she required to achieve her aim at the time?
I agree, Fawk, and have been saying it for ages:
The old ASG was the goods. It featured who crashed, what type, rego and how many KIA/WIA. Then a detailed description of what happened and whose fault it was and why.
This new feel-good rag they put out is full of non-pilot tales of woe the likes of "Me spanner broke!" and "HOsty Action - Trolley Emergency at 22000ft!"
Nothing against grease-monkeys
AT ALL but this mag used to be a quality source of info about prangs (and how to avoid them yourself).
Lately they feature a silly photo of an airplane caught in a tree and an exhortation to describe a safety message "to be inferred" but which invariably brings on a series of (very cheesy) Gary Larson-style comments which would have the great man rolling in his grave. (Best entry wins $50.00 worth of safety literature????????? Jesus Christ!!! Does anyone ever claim it???)
And the tarts should have their own pink mag for their cabin warries, packed with ads for skin care and other products.