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To: LindyBill who wrote (258752)7/22/2008 10:21:08 AM
From: MrLucky  Read Replies (1) of 794298
 
At that height, flying over the open ocean, it becomes more difficult to ascertain your altitude from visual cues;

In daylight and clear, that isn't a problem. Nighttime is a different issue. That said, these guys are trained for low level ops and have a bucket of gauges and dials which tell them exactly how high they are above the surface.

I am waiting to see if bird ingestion occurred. At one thousand feet, they were low enough for such an event. Losing a couple engines of the same wing changes all flight handling and impacts maneuvering quickly. Especially, on a high speed pass (flyby).

I presume this flight was on some kind of training mission.

Very unfortunate for the crew and families.
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