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Old 17th Aug 2013, 19:52
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Machinbird
 
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Something from the CVR is puzzling me.
At end of recording -16 seconds, we have the sink rate warnings.
At EOR -13 seconds, one of the crew remarks "Runway in sight".

Why was that call made? Based on the weather, the runway should have been visible well before this. Was this call for FOQUA reasons? Is it indicative of an "OPS Normal" mindset?

Just seems out of place in the context of 4 seconds before impact with the trees.
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