Originally Posted by
cazatou
BOAC
Your Post #4795
"It is not thought they were in fog at waypoint change"
What BOI did you read then?
The Investigating Board thought that the aircraft WAS in cloud and NOT flying VFR when they made the waypoint change but they have no definitive proof that was actually the case.
Of course, if the Pilots had checked the waypoints on the map (which they had not prepared), and bear in mind there is not a shred of conclusive evidence to suggest they did not they would have noticed that the Mull waypoint was not the Lighthouse, but the HLS some 280 metres to the SE of the Lighthouse. Thus they were closer to the high ground than they may have anticipated. In addition, a small inaccuracy between the GPS position and true position meant the aircrafts heading was taking it further towards the higher ground to the east of the lighthouse but this is just pure supposition as no one actually knows what really happened that fateful day, certainly not with the required degree of certainty that this verdict requires.
Poor old Caz will not see this but it's not too difficult to put an alternative spin on his assertions as basically thats all they are, assertions
Last edited by Seldomfitforpurpose; 15th Jun 2009 at 16:21.