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Old 13th Oct 2009, 21:57
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Clearcut case

Windy:: " So it goes like this "600ft, 590ft, 580ft, DA, looking up, nothing seen, going around" "

DA was (for him) 580ft - in his own words his Decision was AFTER DA - not allowed - not correct - therefore fail - no argument!

"DA," - 1 second
"looking up," - 1 second
"nothing seen," - 1 second
"going around" - decision made (just prior to statement) 3 seconds late!

3 seconds at 8 feet per second = 24 feet late!

..... good educational post though - thank you to Windy - sorry
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