11-04-2010, 08:24 PM
Carsten Wiethoff Wrote:According to http://www.wunderground.com/history/stat...me=NA&MR=1
the weather at the time of the attempted landing (short before 10 am local time) in Smolensk was:
Temp: 1 deg. C, Dewpoint 1 deg. C, Humidity 98%, QNH 1026 hPa, Visibility 0.5km, Wind from SE with 10.8 km/h, dense fog.
So the weather was really bad for a landing without ILS.
The final position of the plane is depicted here:
Thanks Carsten, that's actually kinda good to know.
According to reports (http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/....com.shtml) "Russian dispatchers had asked the plane's Polish crew members to divert from the military airport where they were trying to land."
I would think/hope that a recording would exist of that exchange. If so it seems like Russia would want to release the recording tout de suite. Does anyone know if this has been done?