The requirements for operating below MSA were clearly laid down, if they were complied with there would have been no disaster.
Trouble with that theory was,not many crews complied with the requirement and worse, modus operandi was accepted by the flight department due to the sightseeing factor.
.........the Captains decision taken with no discussion between the crew?
Assumption and argumentative. How do you know that no discussion took place?
.........trust them for decision making regarding complying with instructions, and if they went outside these instructions then there would have to had been good justification.
See answer as for flight below MSA.
Sheeeesh 60 pages going round in circles. !!
Yes
Captain C, some of the storytellers just don’t get it! However, we are very patient and understanding on this side of the fence.
........as planned kept them well clear of Mt Erebus.
NEGATIVE. The plan was changed the night before to fly directly at Mt Erebus.
.Flight at 500'AGL.....an incident report from McMurdo staff and the pilots disciplined appropriately on a case by case basis.
Not in the interest of Air NZ for their “sightseeing flights to the Antarctic for the view of a lifetime in the luxury of your DC10 cabin”
Come on guys, can we get onto something we don't know. (politely)
