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To: Wings-n-Wind

Trusting ground based systems with zero viz is what got Ron Brown on the side of a mountain right before a 45 went through his head.


23 posted on 05/18/2011 8:43:42 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: DainBramage
US Carriers use certified CAT II, CAT III, and CAT IIIa thru c precision approach systems every day.

The instrument approach that killed Ron Brown was a poorly designed, non-precision approach compounded by pilot-error in mountainous terrain.

.... oh yeah.... in Croatia....

Apples & Oranges....

31 posted on 05/18/2011 8:53:53 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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