Hi, are we being a bit mean towards the pilots of that plane, and should we not be directing some flack towards the Tower Controller?
I take it that at no time was he being radar vectored onto any part of the circuit, and was flying visually all the way.
The pilot must have intended from 60 miles out to fly towards a ten mile final on RW26. A ten mile final to RW08 is 20+ miles away and would have needed up to 20 degrees difference in course.
Then when he is on short final the Tower gives him the incorrect clearance to land on the other runway... enough to unstabalise any approach, and cause him to hit the aerials.
btw.. aren't the aerials each side of the runway, and not on the centre-line?
Last edited by phiggsbroadband; 7th Oct 2013 at 10:07.