Originally Posted by
Lurking123
So, hypothetically, what are the chances of surviving a PA32 forced landing on the side of a Scottish mountain, regardless of weather?
Slim -if you are low and the weather bit manky. Better if you are higher and in clear weather.
However, your chances of surviving CFIT because you can't even see the mountain are even more slim!
None of us know yet why Gary hit the side of that mountain, but given the weather there on that day his likelihood of having a problem was dramatically increased and his potential for surviving that problem dramatically decreased.
I knew the pilot, and I liked him - we would chat and pass the time of day, even if we were not "mates" as such. I therefore have no particular desire to criticise him. However, I also knew him well enough to know that he was a risk taker and that I am not alone in thinking that there was a certain inevitability to this sad event.