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itisi wrote:Just to clarify, he would have cleared the hill even if he did not change direction after instructions (not by much) but did NOT follow the flight path.
zeke wrote:That would be twice in the past year a mainland Chinese airline has had a close encounter with Lantau Island.
The incident did not trigger a terrain warning or any safety issues, according to Air China.
ChrisKen wrote:The incident did not trigger a terrain warning or any safety issues, according to Air China.
If true, they were clearing the top of the hill.
zeke wrote:ChrisKen wrote:The incident did not trigger a terrain warning or any safety issues, according to Air China.
If true, they were clearing the top of the hill.
It certainly is a safety issue not following ATC instructions, it could have been a hill or another aircraft.
gia777 wrote:I thought this kind of accident is a bit impossible now with all of these high tech technology. The terrain warning system will give notice to the pilot and the pilot will safely react ? I assume this is how it works regardless ATC sending wrong instruction. TCAS will also prevent plane to hit each other.
gia777 wrote:I thought this kind of accident is a bit impossible now with all of these high tech technology. The terrain warning system will give notice to the pilot and the pilot will safely react ? I assume this is how it works regardless ATC sending wrong instruction. TCAS will also prevent plane to hit each other.
ChrisKen wrote:The incident did not trigger a terrain warning or any safety issues, according to Air China.
If true, they were clearing the top of the hill.