Snakepit,
Thanks. I guess I just need to wait and see what the resolution of this accident is. Speculation is wrought with red herrings most of the time. Still, it is nearly impossible to resist if you are in any way close to the possibility of being an a similar scenario. My guess is that unless they find clear evidence of a mechanical failure, we will never know the details of exactly how these people lost their lives. We will only have contributing factors that when added up put them in that space at that time. Please push for digital map displays and NVGs. More folks have probably lost their lives for lack of these than for not doing a good preflight inspection. Money is no object if you insist.