Awfully close shave for A380. 400agl at 8nm
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Awfully close shave for A380. 400agl at 8nm
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At UUDD they issue you with either QNH or QFE. At FL50 (std QNH) you then switch to metric & usually QFE. I haven't flown into UUDD for a while. It's bloody easy to do when it's busy (as it often is in Moscow). Again, I don't know, I wasn't there, but in Moscow, you're expected to join the ILS often from a 90 deg cut. It's a bit of a shock if you're used to being given headings etc ala London.
Throw in language issues, very busy RT, QNH/QFE/Metric and it's a recipe for fun and games.
In other words, I can see how it can happen.
Throw in language issues, very busy RT, QNH/QFE/Metric and it's a recipe for fun and games.
In other words, I can see how it can happen.
