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Old 10th Jan 2013, 20:00
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Sentiments as those previously stated.

The images are quite startling, and God only knows why he would want to descend to app,100 feet over the summit, given the wind predictions on the day. Ben More is a lump, and, as all of the local flyers on here realise, all these mountain areas must be given the utmost respect, at all times of the year.

I have flown around these hills for years, and conditions change in seconds, weather features can form instantly, wave is a constant issue, and turbulence, can be a known constant. Every year GASIL always ran a piece on mountain flying, the do's and the don'ts, and the overriding theme was wind, down drafts and updraft's, transitting pilots should always pay particular attention to wind direction. Obviously they were lulled into thinking it would be alright, unfortunately, it was all very wrong.
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