people who think that doing this;
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in debatable VMC, at 1500ft, in a relatively featureless barren terrain, at 6 miles a minute, in a widebody jet.
is not a colossal error of judgement ( what does a Captain get paid for again? ) have either never held a passenger jet command or if they have, they shouldn't have.
Let's stick to the facts for a minute:
Forecast at McMurdo prior to descent. Cloud base 4000 feet and viz 40 miles.
From CVR:
1.Aircraft 6000 descending to 2000 and in VMC.
2.There are no less than 13 references made by one pilot to the other confirming that the aircraft was flying VMC.
debatable VMC, at 1500ft,..........I don't think so.
Oh, and finally................The hundreds of photos taken by the passengers showed the plane was flying in clear air in good weather.