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Old 17th Mar 2017, 12:03
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SASless
 
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Question: Did the Crew have to manually input the coordinates into the FMS or was it already there?

If they had to manually input the data....what was the source of the data?

Was the Black Rock and Blacksod data next to one another?

What is the SOP used by the Crew when manually inputting such data?

If it is preset in the FMS.....what was there?

Again....could Black Rock have been selected in error some how but the crew have thought it being Blacksod?

Second question: Black Rock is a small bit of land surrounded all around by water where Blacksod is on the shore of a large peninsula.....thus Radar returns would have appeared much different prior to beginning the Approach to Land.

Question: As the approach was being made....as MDA was reached....if Alt Hold was being used....what height above the water would the aircraft be at on the final leg of the approach?

If the weather was such the Black Rock Light House was in cloud....would the crew have been able to see it visually?

Question: What was the weather at Black Rock at the time of the accident?
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