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Old 2nd Mar 2009, 09:42
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emjanssen
 
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the only GPWS alerts that would have been heard are "SINK RATE... SINK RATE....SINK RATE"
You could be wrong, if they use E(nhanced)GPWS.

http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/comm...tion_(TCF).avi


In that case a TOO LOW TERRAIN is also possible:

"Descent below unsafe radio altitude while too
far from any airport in the terrain database."

I know that the boundary at 18R for this warnings is quite close to the airport.


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