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Originally Posted by ihatenames
That’s my read based on the evidence at hand (arc audio and tracking data), however there is a ton of other variables at play that we don’t know that can be at play. I’m an amateur wannabe pilot and far from an expert so take take my conjecture for what it’s worth. It’ll be interesting to see the final report.
It’s interesting to study these things because maybe you can learn from someone else’s mistake.
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As an aviation meteorologist for more than 30 years, a CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) is almost a certainty.
The pilot, when faced with rough terrain, and fog/stratus severely restricting forward visibility, should have stopped, and went vertical. You're not going to crash into anything if you are going straight up. He could have then gotten his bearings, or went back the way he came.