The NTSB said he did not properly fly the approach, that
even though the aircraft was not approved to use the GPS
IFR, the crew obviously was using the GPS to find the LOM
and used it to, in error do the hold, which is why they flew
the approach to their deaths. The crew had just flown over
the LOM and got lost while in a turn.

Read the report, maybe the pilot was skilled, but he
certainly did not exercise good judgment on the flight.




"Beavis" wrote in message
...
| In article ,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| He had a GPS, but as a high time commuter pilot in a
BE1900,
| he didn't know how to use it.
|
| As someone who flew many hours with the captain of that
flight, at the
| airline that flew those 1900s, I can say without a doubt
that you have
| no idea what you're talking about.
|
| Here's a cockpit shot of one of the 1900s he flew:
| http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0585758/L/
|
| I'll leave it as an exercise for you to identify the
device sitting next
| to the copilot's RMI.