| 4:04 |
CA |
I think we'll start down early here. |
| |
FO |
OK, I'll see if I can get hold of
VHF |
|
12,18 |
MC |
We have a low overcast
in the area at about 2000ft and right now we're having some snow, but
visibility is still about 40 miles and if you like I can give you an
update on where the cloud areas are around the local area. |
| |
FO |
Yes 901, that would be handy. We'd
like to descend and maintain flight level one six zero. |
| |
MC |
Kiwi 901, Mac Centre descend and
maintain flight level one six zero. |
|
|
MC |
901, this is the forecaster again.
It looks like the clear areas around McMurdo area are at approximately
between 75 and 100 miles to the northwest of us but right now over
McMurdo we have a pretty extensive low overcast. Over. |
| 12,19 |
FO |
Roger, New Zealand 901, thanks. |
| |
CA |
Doesn't sound very promising, does
it? |
|
|
MC |
Within range of 40 miles of McMurdo
we have radar that wil, if you desire, let you down to 1500ft on radar
vectors. Over. |
| |
FO |
Roger, New Zealand 901, that's
acceptable. |
| 12:20 |
CA |
That's what we want to hear. |
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... |
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| 12,31 |
CA |
I'll have to do an orbit here, I
think. |
| |
CA |
Well actually it's clear out here if
we get down. |
| |
FE |
It's not clear on the right-hand
side here. |
| |
FO |
No. |
|
|
CA |
If you can get HF contact tell him
that we'd like further descent. We have contact with the ground and we
could, if necessary, descend doing an orbit. |
| 12,32 |
FO |
We'de like further descent and we
could orbit in our present position which is approximately 43 miles
north, descending in VMC. |
| |
MC |
Roger Kiwi New Zealand 901, VMC
descent is approved and keep Mac Centre advised of your altitude. |
| |
FO |
Roger, New Zealand 901, we're
vacating one eight zero. We'll advise level. |
|
12,34 |
CA |
Captain again, ladies and gentlemen.
We're carrying out an orbit and circling our present position and
we'll be descending to an altitude below cloud so that we can proceed
to McMurdo Sound. |
| |
FE |
There's Wilson. |
FE |
Still no good on that frequency
though? |
| |
FO |
No. |
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... |
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|
|
FO |
Roger 901, you are now loud and
clear also. We are presently descending through flight level one three
zero, VMC, and the intention at the moment is to descend to one zero
thousand. |
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... |
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| 12,36 |
FO |
We've lost him again. |
| |
FO |
I'll go back to HF, Jim. |
| |
CA |
I've got to stay VMC here so I'll be
doing another orbit. |
| 12,38 |
FO |
901, we briefly had contact on one
three four one. We've now lost contact. We're maintaining 10000ft,
presently 34 miles to the north of McMurdo. |
| |
... |
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|
|
CA |
Tell him we can make a visual
descent on a grid of one eight zero and make a visual approach to
McMurdo. |
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... |
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| 12,42 |
FO |
901, still negative contact on VHF.
We are VMC and we'd like to let down on a grid of one eight zero and
proceed visually to McMurdo. |
| |
MC |
New Zealand 901, maintain VMC. Keep
u advised of your altitude as you approach McMurdo.. |
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... |
|
| |
CA |
We're VMC around this way so I'm go
|
|
gu |
Ah well, you can't talk if you can't
see anything. |
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... |
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| 12,43 |
gu |
There you go. There's some land
ahead. |
| |
CA |
I'll arm the nav again. |
| |
CA |
ALT, NAV CAP, IAS hold. |
|
12,44 |
FO |
Roger, New Zealand 901, 50 miles
north the base was one zero thousand. We are now at 6000 descending to
2000 and we're VMC. |
| 12,45 |
CA |
We had a message from the Wright
Valley and they are clear over there. |
| |
gu |
Oh, good. |
| |
CA |
So if you can get us out over that
way...? |
| |
gu |
No trouble. |
| |
gu |
Taylor on the right now. |
|
|
gu |
This is Peter Mulgrew speaking again
folks. I still can't see very much at the moment. Keep you informed
soon as I see something that gives me a clue as to where we are. We're
going down in altitude now and it won't be long before we get quite a
good |
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view |
| 12,46 |
FE |
Where's Erebus in relation to us a
the moment. |
| |
gu |
Left, about 20 or 25 miles. |
| |
FO |
Yep,yep. |
| gu |
I think it'll be left. |
| |
FE |
Yes, I reckon about here. |
| |
gu |
Yes ... no, no, I don't really know. |
| 12,47 |
gu |
That's the edge. |
| |
CA |
Yes, OK. Probably se further anyway. |
| |
FO |
It's not too bad. |
| |
gu |
I reckon Bird's through here and
Ross Island there. Erebus should be there. |
| |
CA |
Actually, these conditions don't
look very good at all, do they? |
| |
gu |
No they don't. |
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... |
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| 12,49 |
gu |
That look like the edge of Ross
Island there. |
| |
FE |
I don't like this. |
| |
CA |
Have you got anything from him? |
| |
FO |
No |
| |
CA |
We're 26 miles north. We'll have to
climb out of this. |
| |
... |
|
| |
gu |
You can see Ross Island? Fine. |
| |
FO |
You're clear to turn right. There's
no high ground of you do a one eighty. |
negative.
| |
GPWS |
Whoop, whoop. Pull up. Whoop whoop. |
| |
FE |
Five hundred feet. |
| |
GPWS |
Pull up. |
| |
FE |
Four hundred feet. |
| |
GPWS |
Whoop, whoop. Pull up. Whoop whoop.
Pull up. |
| |
CA |
Go-around power please. |
| |
GPWS |
Whoop, whoop. Pull -. |