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Old 10-15-2013 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperone
Before passing judgement on this crew, I suggest everyone read a previous NASA report on the approach they were flying into BHM that night. Talk about being set up to fail. You might pay particular attention to the captain's recommendations at the end.
F10 crew concerned about proximity to terrain on approach to runway 18 at bhm. - NASA ASRS
True. But the NTSB already released two facts. One, the crew received a "Sink rate, sink rate" aural from the EGPWS. Two, the autopilot remained engaged throughout the flight and accident sequence.



Based on that chart, their descent rate would have had to been 2,000+ fpm while below a radio altitude 2,450 feet to trigger the Sink Rate aural. All the while with the autopilot engaged, unfortunately this is not going to look good for the crew.
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