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TRUTH wrote:

Pooh Bear wrote in
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TRUTH wrote:

"khobar" wrote in
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At no time were any of the aircraft flying blind, thus the
established facts as to what happened that day are completely
consistent with what the article claims. Oops.

Paul Nixon

On what basis do you say this? If a pilot cannot see the ground, and
cannot use instruments, how are they not flying blind?

The pilot clearly *could* see the ground ( it was a lovely clear day
).

There is no evidence AFAIK that the pilots couldn't use instruments
either.


Graham





The point is that the article's author says that pilots use their
instruments when flying at that high altitude.

This is because of FAA flight rules, not because of any problem with
seeing.

So if they're not instrument trained, aren't they really "flying blind"?
(I know I would be)

If the weather is clear (and it was) you don't *need* instruments to
navigate even at the aircraft's service ceiling.