RightStuffer....I have been watching and waiting for someone to say that - I knew it would come.
Problem is that I have met Genghis and have listened to his painful "I know everything there is to know about aviation" chat for far too long.
Second problem is that I simply do not believe his story - but was prepared to stay quiet.......until you brought it up.
So, knowing that the Met office store their TAF's and Actuals for many moons before binning them I would suggest that I will scan the receipt for a donation of £500 (and that will hurt) to the charity of Genghis's choice (assuming it is not pro animal abuse) if he will prove the story.
By proof I would want to see the lat/long of his departure, the destination and the point that he made his landing. I would also want to see a copy of his letter to the CAA explaining why he found himself in such conditions (following a good weather forecast) - note...he does admit continued flight into worsening (and illegal) conditions whilst carrying passengers...why not put down earlier before being pushed to under 300 feet in a flight vis of 1500 meters (Cat 1 ILS stuff).
I would also want to see copies - posted here - of the TAF's that he got for the time of the flight and the Actuals that support his claim to the weather.
Until then, I will reserve my judgement that the story - written after my original comments - is a load of b******s.
Prove me wrong, by all means - and you'll get my apology.....or, let it go - and we'll agree to disagree.
<<edit was to add phrase ".....or, let it go - and we'll agree to disagree."
[This message has been edited by Bear Cub (edited 18 November 2000).]