What is the ceiling of a Mi-24? Some of the press reports were talking about finding a crash site >12,000 feet up. In situations like this is it not prudent to turn 180 degrees and head back the way you came away from the peak, assuming you have time between realising you are lost in weather and actually ploughing in? Or is a Mi-24 unflyable in cloud?
Long time ago I worked for an operator (I am not a pilot) that lost a Cessna in the Ngong Hills near Nairobi. The pilot misnavigated in cloud and did not make it over the top. All lost. Not an easy place to fly but at least one has GPS these days.
Last edited by fchan; 14th Aug 2012 at 13:23.