In this light, 'not being guilty of unauthorised low flying' is incorrect, however, I'm not sure how to replace the sentence. I seem to recall the ads didn't depict the DC10 flying as low as all that. However, if you can find and quote sources to prove this, in addition proving that the TV ad footage showed flights below permitted altitude, please let me know where it is. I don't think the airline can be accused of deliberately encouraging pilots to breach regulations when they issue an unequivocal briefing such as the one above. Thus, although Collins had been cleared to descend by McMurdo, he was still in breach of company regulations.Įxcuse me! Do you think we should also state that the company DELIBERATELY encouraged its pilots to breach regulations? You do acknowledge that Air New Zealand ADVERTISED its Antarctic flights on TV by showing aircraft at very low altitude? I didn't think that especially relevant to the original article, but it would be relevant and would need to be included if you added that information. 4.Descent to be coordinated with local radar control as they may have other traffic in the area. Note that the only let-down procedure available is VMC below FL160 (16,000ft) to 6,000ft as follows:ģ.Avoid Mt Erebus area by operating in an arc from 120 Grid through 360G to 270G from McMurdo Field, within 20nm of TACAN CH29. (Incidentally, I have reformatted the par indents here to hopefully make it clearer).Īir NZ sent a briefing to pilots dated 8/11/79 with the following notification:ĭelete all reference in briefing dated 23/10/79. You are deliberately censoring significant remarks made by Justice Mahon. So he could not be said to have been guilty of unauthorised low flying. WhisperToMe 15:40, (UTC)īeat me to it Whisper. I have moved text from the Air New Zealand article to this daughter article. 21 Changes made to "Circumstances surrounding the accident" section.19 When was the error to the flight plan made? - any answers?.18 Fair use rationale for Image:AirNewZealandFlight901.jpg.17 When was the error to the flight plan made?.16 Are all of the crew members from New Zealand?.15 Minor edit to correct nature of the Ross Ice Shelf.
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