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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 06:10
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

As to altitude, yes, they went down very low. And...

As to altitude, yes, they went down very low. And yes, they said otherwise. You can call that "perjury" if you want. I call it "regrettable" and "understandable", when some lawyer shoves a statement...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 05:37
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Clutching at straws? The Believers should rewind....

Clutching at straws? The Believers should rewind. Think about things for a week, or in your case, two weeks.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 04:46
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Who cares about altitude? You could go down to...

Who cares about altitude? You could go down to 500 feet in DC10, quite safely: Look at what the 10s have been doing in California putting out fires.

...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2019, 06:29
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

The legal side of this is as simple as the blame...

The legal side of this is as simple as the blame side: Mahon's findings on blame could not be appealed. Some of the appeal judges could not help making a comment or two, but those comment were just...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2019, 05:45
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

You and the other Believers have difficulty with...

You and the other Believers have difficulty with the concept of relevance. You and the other Believers have a tendancy to throw everything in, whatever it might have to do with anything. When...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 20:05
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Quite right: What happened after is not relevant....

Quite right: What happened after is not relevant. In any event, it did not happen. Most of the conspiracy stuff was a product of Mahon's addled brain tissue.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 10:59
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

The waypoint he was briefed on was at McMurdo...

The waypoint he was briefed on was at McMurdo Station.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 04:23
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Compressor Stall and Megan fancy themselves as...

Compressor Stall and Megan fancy themselves as lawyers. Their VMC argument is similar to something a lawyer might put forward to get someone off a drink-drive charge.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 04:00
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Nowhere. It is implicit.

Nowhere. It is implicit.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 03:37
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

The current NZ regulations just say 5000m. ...

The current NZ regulations just say 5000m. Australia the same. The "all directions" requirement, however, is implicit.

But I have just twigged as to what your argument might be. Is it that when...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 02:24
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

I typed "right" instead of "left". Collins turned...

I typed "right" instead of "left". Collins turned left, using the auto-pilot. He pulled out the knob and initiated a left turn, towards where he was supposed to believe the mountain was,

I finally...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 01:43
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

I'll list two words from the definition: "all...

I'll list two words from the definition: "all directions". Where the meteorological conditions are such that you fly into a mountain` that you cannot see, you do not have VMC. That is self-evident.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 01:40
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Just before the automated warning sounded, when...

Just before the automated warning sounded, when Collins had finally decided to get out, Cassin told him it was clear to the right. Remember that Collins, according to Jacinda Ardern and Mahon,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 00:45
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

They were all NZALPA members back then, It was...

They were all NZALPA members back then, It was compulsory.

As regards Megan, she has disqualified herself with her VMC answer. Would Compressor Stall care to join her?

And will one of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 00:33
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Did Collins have visual meteorological conditions...

Did Collins have visual meteorological conditions at 2000-1500 feet?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2019, 22:05
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Did he turn right, or left?

Did he turn right, or left?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2019, 21:49
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Assuming that you believe that Erebus is to your...

Assuming that you believe that Erebus is to your left and you have decided to bale out and your co-pilot, seated to your right, says it's clear to the right if you want to do a 180, which way do you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 03:32
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Chippindale's problem was communicating his...

Chippindale's problem was communicating his findings. There are some very strange parts of his report, and then there was the sentence stating that there was "no evidence" that the change to the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 03:10
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

I support the apology by Air New Zealand: ...

I support the apology by Air New Zealand: Captain Collins, after all, was an employee of the company.

Does anyone know how to upload PDF files?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 09:45
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

And you have not … answered the question:...

And you have not …

answered the question: Was the captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 09:27
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

You are not old, nor cynical. Your just thick.

You are not old, nor cynical. Your just thick.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 09:21
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Was the dead captain blameless?

Was the dead captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 07:00
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Keep on researching, Porter. Apart from...

Keep on researching, Porter. Apart from the continuous arguments, there was a huge amount of information put onto this website which might still be available.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 06:47
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

I said three weeks, not three minutes. But...

I said three weeks, not three minutes.

But there was a movie that had a connection, which you will find by googling "Gordon Vette"
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 06:36
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

You seem to think that this thread is akin to...

You seem to think that this thread is akin to some Santa Barbara prostitute. It is not. This is serious stuff. Now go back to your podnuts, then think very hard for three weeks, and then answer the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 05:24
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Was the captain blameless?

Was the captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 05:18
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Was the captain blameless?

Was the captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2019, 04:15
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Was the captain blameless?

Was the captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 23:11
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Lewis Bay at that time of year was mostly...

Lewis Bay at that time of year was mostly sea-ice, but you would be able to see the black parts where there were gaps in the ice. They may have been able to see those black parts as they flew towards...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 22:24
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

That's a little bit better then a picture of...

That's a little bit better then a picture of rocks, but only a little bit. Why don't you try answering the question: Was the captain blameless?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 21:04
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

There was an alternative route, to the South...

There was an alternative route, to the South Magnetic Pole. The alternative route was available if the bad weather was known about before getting to Cape Hallett. After Cape Hallett, the captain had...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2019, 22:32
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Ttere's no mystery at all about this accident. It...

Ttere's no mystery at all about this accident. It was another example of controlled flight into terrain. As with most of these accidents, the main cause was pilot error. That INS was also a cause,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Nov 2019, 16:38
Replies: 502
Views: 161,725
Posted By ampan

Am I one of the two contemptuous posters that...

Am I one of the two contemptuous posters that Megan refers to? If so, I take that as a compliment.

A question for the handwringers out there who babble on about air safety whenever this topic gets...
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