Nice post
Croquette-er.
And
touche,
FC RTFQ -
"direct your energies to improving your cricket.."
You Poms really are NO match any more, for the Aussies.
But I digress. Even Janes appear to be afflicted by the mis-information bug, eg.,
The aircraft should also have been equipped with a ground proximity warning system, which would have warned the pilots of approaching terrain;
Once the gear has been selected down, and the aircraft configured for landing, and in a stabilised descent, this (terrain) warning is effectively inhibited.
Such an oversight, by a respected publisher of Janes standing is a little worrying.
From previous reports, it would appear that the aircraft MAY have been ececuting a VOR (/DME) approach - and "Yes", with the missed approach altitude set, there would be no aural alert, and no auto-pilot intervention (if engaged), (as opposed to having the MDA set.).
However SOP's then come into the equation...."
Approaching minimums.....minimums"
What does not appear to have received too much "exposure", was the fact that there is apparently a military field in very close proximity - if not adjacent - to the civil airport.
For NON-pilots reading this thread, fog is a weather phenomenom for which professional pilots are trained.
However, having said that, the visual illusions created by the water droplets which comprise fog play amazing "tricks" at times. I have seen a vasis (the lights we use for the very last part of our landing phase) simultaneously indicating full fly UP , AND full fly DOWN in shallow fog conditions.
Okay
FC go polish your bat and balls -
Croquette, try the
D&G forum if you feel like a bit of Aussie bashing - it's a close runner to
Jet Blast!!