Originally Posted by
Mixed Up
Could he not have had QNH set when he thought he had set QFE? He may have thought he was 800' AGL (and in cloud). When he saw the ground he may have pulled up hard and stalled into the ground.
The ground is about 800' AMSL there.
Such a tragedy for so many. I hope the AAIB report will report quickly.
If so, he was still at least 300ft below what he thought MSA was. And presumably any decent quality GPS would have been showing a terrain warning?
G