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Old 13th Aug 2009, 04:08
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Statements like -

"We know that the aircraft was in cloud when it hit the mountain, or at least until moments before it hit the mountain at which point impact was unavoidable."

"The crew knew the mountain was where it was because they had flown the route many times before."

"This leads to the obvious conclusion that they were not exactly sure where they were in relation to the mountain."

"they must have been entirely reliant on GPS indications to determine where they were and what was around them."

- make me somewhat uneasy!

The press are already in frenzy mode in relation to qualifications and experience levels of the pilot.

I prefer to stand back and wait rather than provide further fodder to the press - Alas there is certainly more than enough in what you have presented to keep several journos happy.
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