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Old 13th Oct 2014, 07:57
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That's true enough, we all know it, but there isn't much you can do with that information - except, topically, recognising that what you're after is THR/TOGA/TOGA, and not *blank/LOC/GS. Or else, things will go tits up, quickly.

The fuel concern came about due to the ineptitude of the crew. One could have argued that pointing your nose at an alternate and getting there ASAP was handling the fuel situation well, until you then cringe as you read further, whereby it is stated that NCL is long enough for a flapless approach.

How do you not know this about your home field?

I'm not disagreeing with what you say, Mana; but I'm afraid that it's hard to mitigate why this guy was near a commercial airliner when his mind is in such a state that he was unable to execute a MAP, nor correct his errors in a timely manner.
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