Originally Posted by
minimaman
Has the final speed approaching blackrock been clairified as 90kts?On marinetraffic
the final transmission from Rescue 116
gives a heading of 098 degrees and a groundspeed of only 9kts
See attached image which also shows the exact final
position in relation to Blackrock island.
At Blacksod while approaching from the west one would need to letdown 50m before the lighthouse.Attempting the same at blackrock would quickly lead to danger as when heading on the same track one would encounter steep terrain before the lighthouse.If there were clouds as reported at 300ft this would be challenging.The AIS data does suggest controlled flight until the final position shown.
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I can't see your image on my phone, but the image I posted previously clearly shows 098 at 90 kts.