Boris (and it seems, many others).
This was not a CAT II aeroplane. It was not doing a CAT II approach. The crew were not, and had no requirement to be, CAT II trained or qualified.
Sure. Some aircraft and their crew can execute a CAT II app at Cork, but these guys and this a/c were CAT I only.
End of.
This was a case of knowingly busting CAT I minima.
They gambled, and lost.
It's ugly, but there it is.
Edit to add. Now that we know what they did, the next question is why?
And therein lies a can of worms for sure.
Last edited by BarbiesBoyfriend; 17th Mar 2011 at 01:01.