Originally Posted by
m.Berger
Foggy day, so thin air giving reduced power and roc. Plausible, especially with an elderly aircraft.
This piece of technical analysis seems to have brought forth a fountain of wisdom on meteorology. I`d rather thought of it more in the lines of Baldrick`s contribution to the discussion on the causes of the First World War. If I may rephrase it, it may also read : When its foggy, the air is thin and the engine does not get enough air to produce sufficient power to make the plane climb fast enough, so it crashes. I have for my sins flown light twins in fog. Had I known about this I would have used a hot air balloon instead.