KLM final flight B747

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16th Apr 2020, 16:02

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Herod

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I've not read it for a long time, but wasn't it on the CVR that the FO pointed out they did not have clearance?

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Originally Posted by Herod

I've not read it for a long time, but wasn't it on the CVR that the FO pointed out they did not have clearance?

He pointed out that they did not have a route clearance when Captain van Zanten pushed up the throttles over a minute before the crash. He again questioned if Pan Am was off the runway when van Zanten started a takeoff roll without a takeoff clearance. It was the era of the 747 Sky God.