Turning the knob, the pilot held the aircraft in a circle, and when exiting from it he made a mistake by setting the heading not to the north to the airport, but south to Mount Salak height of 7254 feet.
That to me is a reciprocal error, but I can't really believe such a basic mistake could be made nowadays!
What is the source for the above quote? Is it reliable, or is it just an "I reckon this could have happened" type piece?
Afraid my Russian is not up to much!