Unfortunately, the more we learn about this flight, the more damning it gets. That gotta get home feeling clearly overpowered a no fly VFR situation. And certainly not in the right frame of mind to fly in IMC. The confusion between CIGOR and CIBAG for the 08 and 26 RNAVs …. with the runway...
Great take home messages! The part that really baffles me is the insane amount of time and inability to enter 2 waypoints (W95 and LAVTE) between the airports. Like trying to figure out a new FMS for the first time.
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16064614&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA120%20Pilatus%20CVR%20final2-Rel.pdf Is the link to the the full PDF report.
Complete Voice Data Recorder Transcript - Synopsis of the Tragic Flight of N79NX Is the video synopsis.
Complete Voice Data Recorder Transcript NTSB Transcript - Synopsis of the Tragic Flight of N79NX - 4K
The one word best describing this flight is unfortunately "unprepared". Very revealing cockpit situation from the transcript.
Not a total minority! I order anchovies on my pizza all the time. Also, nothing like fresh anchovies and bacon bits in a Caesar salad! I suppose if you Google anchovies or anchovy paste in recipes, something should come up for other possibilities.
Living in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario allows me to fly over Niagara Falls fairly often. I put this video together to illustrate the flight rules and procedures that must be followed with a few scenic points of interest. Video was captured with a GoPro mounted to the underside...
Hi Brian! I just discovered this forum. I fly a VANS RV9A. Good luck with the build! Just started a YouTube channel (The Flight Level) as I love video editing with my interest in flying in both the real and simulated world.
You see the outside and the virtual cockpit all in 3D. It is a beautiful perspective. If you browse the videos on the Flight Simulator forums, you will see how good it is.