Amazing that a high-level government flight could be operated with such lax standards.
Amazing that you think the crew flying IFR in dense fog down to a planned 100m altitude were NOT watching their barometric altimeter!
The third-hand reports from Polish media people who have interviewed a Russian, who remains nameless, but who heard the audio of the CVR are that some of the last words out of the crew's mouth (after they saw the trees in front) were "Settings?... Altitude?..."
The earlier parts of the recording pretty much matches what is known, that the flight was uneventful and the mood in the cockpit was pretty relaxed. Of course this is not by any means based on a transcript of the CVR, but based on an interview with someone who has heard the CVR recording.
Source:
Ostatnie krzyki pilotów: "Jezu, Jezu!" - Fakty w INTERIA.PL - Prezydent RP Lech Kaczy?ski nie ?yje, katastrofa samolotu w Smole?sku, pogrzeb Prezydenta
Also:
"Jezu, Jezu". Ostatnie s?owa pilotów - Katastrofa w Smole?sku - Dziennik.pl