He had a GPS, but as a high time commuter pilot in a BE1900,
he didn't know how to use it. Their GPS was not current for
IFR, but they were using it. When they crossed the LOM, the
GPS autocycled to the MAP WPT and the crew just did a turn
about a point and flew at the IAP altitude past the airport
and died.




"Peter" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| PDF from NTSB
http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2006/AAB0601.pdf
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| Having read a fair few reports of aircraft flown by
professional crew,
| perhaps commercially, it amazes me how many do not have
what one would
| call a moving map GPS.
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| Unless I am missing something obvious, this sort of thing
should not
| happen if the pilot has a picture showing his position
relative to the
| rest of the place.