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Old 18th Aug 2013, 03:31
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It will be interesting to see when more of the CVR is released. Considering the AP wasn't disengaged (or dis-engaged itself) until 1 second before it, one could wonder if they recognized the terrain issue in time to realize how low they really were. In context of the "black hole" visual anomaly, wouldn't it be rather ironic if lack of lighting and other visual features from the houses removed (for safety reasons) actually ended up contributing to the accident.

I really wonder if this still would have happened if there was some kind of marker lighting on hill where the cockpit currently resides or on the plateau towards the threshold.

I know I would rather have that to help judge the distance.
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