. and this from mangere1957
with correct technique, he'd have know exactly where he was.
and this from an earlier post of mine in this thread.
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The only aids available to the crew were,
What about the WX radar in the mapping mode?? Mahon went to great lengths to show this was not relevant, probably because it never fitted into his theory.
From "Aviation Tragedies" John King.
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This aspect has been hotly debated. Many pilots flying the DC10 to the AntArctic used the weather radar in mapping mode which clearly confirmed the outline of Ross Island and the hight ground they could see through the cockpit window in the clear AntArctic conditions. The Chippindale report covered that point.
One would think given the situation every piece of equipment to confirm position prior to descent below MSA would be used. To leave the radar in WX mode at that time would not be a clever idea, but it got Mahon a trip to America to prove what????