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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
Where the hell is GoldenRivet when you need him?  |
Observing from afar inquisitively.
however... not being familiar with the rules on the other side of the pond...
According to American regulations the aircraft wouldn't be required to have an artificial horizon.
I have been a passenger onboard some microlights which had only a few basic engine instruments. an airspeed indicator, compass and an altimeter.
i can imagine that given the special nature of his flight, he probably had quite a bit of extra equipment.
Instrument weather... she is a treacherous thing.
classic case of continued visual flight into instrument flight conditions it looks like.
unfortunate and sad.