GPWS says MINIMUMS. The PF says CONTINUE!!!!
Well, if IŽd be PF and the GPWS says minimum and I see the lights or rwy, I continue.
But in our FD the PNF would call in sight/not in sight and then I either continue or abort. IŽd guess thats standard?
So the last RVR was 500m, 550m required. Is 50m so much of a difference that one has to crash? Especially with a CAT II lighting availabe? Which is a hell of a difference vs. a CAT I with standard lighting.
Not saying one should go belwo minima, but an aircrew trained to CAT I should be able to survive an approach in these conditions. Which brings us to the experience level of this crew...guess weŽll have to wait til the final rep is out.
A question for the 'Garrettisti' out there: how does the Garrett like being pulled back (9 sec before impact) then the power put back on? (7 sec)
At least one or two of the PT6 airplanes I flew wouldn`t like that too much -> the roll scenario due to uneven power surge close Vmca...