SAS,
This is precisley my point. The only acceptable visual references at night is the Deck Lighting affording the "Rugby Ball" shape. Prior to that, you must fly by sole reference to the Instruments otherwise the result is as we have just witnessed.
The failure of any regulatory authority and Company procedures to recognise this as the CRUX of a night approach is the inherent fault in the procedures.
Add to that, an MDH which is not a "Not Below" only when still in cloud is the second fualt in the procedures.
Maybe my "estimate" of the height of a Puma is a bit out, but as the last poster suggested, with an eye hieght of 8 feet........and 10 feet to play in. Got to be bollocks really!!!!!
Or maybe we should wait another year for the AAIB report, when everyone has forgotten AGAIN...and just carry on until the next time.
We are averaging 2 CFIT(W) per decade at present. Is that really acceptable!!!