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cant see the river at night? um yeah actually you can. Its not hard to pick out at all. Using the CKB and MGW VORs, landmarks on the ground and basic SA would tell you that it is not the right airport in this scenario. I'll stick with my FMS because it is just another tool to give me SA in flight. But from someone who has flown into CKB probably 200 times over the last five years in a lesser equiped saab, my point still stands. These two airports dont look the same. im not here to pass judgement on the crew. who knows what their level of experience was or what was going on in the cockpit. At least they got it stopped before they overran. Good job to them.
You mentioned that CKB had a VOR on the field. That brought your credibility into question, in my opinion. As someone who has been into CKB 201 times over the past 5 years, I'm saying I can see where a crew on their inaugural flight, being asses and elbows, could screw things up quickly. Sure, they didn't look for the airport beacon on the west side of the field. Sure, they didn't notice the lack of instrument approach lighting. I have flown over Fairmont many times with an overcast/moonless sky and never seen the river. I have broken out on approach into CKB and thought we were high, only to double check the instruments and realize we were over Fairmont and not Clarksburg. Does it absolve the crew from doing their jobs? No. My point: It's easy to see how a chain of events could build up and culminate with them landing at the wrong field. Luckily they didn't go off the end. Hopefully this will serve as a reminder for everyone pay attention and speak up if something doesn't seem right.Originally Posted by dingo222
relax sally. nobody is attacking anyone. ckb colocated? nope, i was wrong there. cant see the river at night? um yeah actually you can. Its not hard to pick out at all. Using the CKB and MGW VORs, landmarks on the ground and basic SA would tell you that it is not the right airport in this scenario. I'll stick with my FMS because it is just another tool to give me SA in flight. But from someone who has flown into CKB probably 200 times over the last five years in a lesser equiped saab, my point still stands. These two airports dont look the same. im not here to pass judgement on the crew. who knows what their level of experience was or what was going on in the cockpit. At least they got it stopped before they overran. Good job to them.
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