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Old 12th Jul 2010, 07:02
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that makes NO sense!
- it is more than likely that we are suffering from a problem with language here, but those words as written, in English make no sense at all to any pilot. Hence my comment.

Regarding "Anyones choice" probably the same. No intelligent pilot would set out to fly a 'GPS/FMS' approach at an unknown and unsurveyed airfield using an RA minimum UNLESS it was a dire emergency or they were being forced, and even for the latter, I cannot see anyone actually doing it. GPS/FMS approach - yes, as I have said, they most probably did exactly that and most probably acquired a false 'visual', but if they flew it to an RA minimum in fog then it was the Polish crew that killed the Polish passengers and you can write ATC/Russia/conspiracy/incorrect lat and longs of beacons/100m high at the O Marker etc etc out of the equation.
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