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From: epm0@bunny.UUCP (Erik P. Mintz)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Out to dry on the glideslope
Message-ID: <363@bunny.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 1-Mar-86 21:45:16 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  1 21:45:16 1986
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> First of all it was a 172 (no bigee).  I don't care what the given "reason"
> was for the accident, there is no excuse other than pilot error.  They hit
> the power line at 85' AGL which doesn't sound too bad, but they were 2 miles
> from the runway!
> .
> . 
> That's my opinion.
> 
> Dave Richards

I agree, especially since regardless of what the glideslope was
doing they should never have been below 200 agl (the minimum
decision height for a category I ILS), unless the runway was
in sight.
-- 
		Erik Mintz

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