Was This Crash an Assassination? / Polish Air Force Flight 101 Crashes with President on Board
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The Polish Air Force Landing System
The crew turned for their final approach while at a distance of 14 point five kilometers, which is about nine miles from the runway threshhold. The controller then told the crew to turn base and advise him to be ready to make a go around when at 100 meters. In response to this, the captain set his altimeter to standard pressure,. This caused the the tas to receive wrong data and assumed that the aircraft was higher than it actually was. So they're just, they're going for it because it seems like it's working.
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