Originally Posted by
Dan Winterland
The report on the Flash Airlines 737 crash out of Sharm El Sheikh in 2004 blames crew disorientation. It mentioned the Commander's previous experience on MiG 21s and Russian style AHs may have caused him to revert to type under pressure.
Just in passing, because it's in the news as the 50th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly in an accident in the USA in 1959, the pilot of that aircaft, who had limited instrument flying experience, also had most prior experience on types where the Artificial Horizon worked a different way (basically in reverse) to the Beech being flown that evening. Sounds a similar issue.