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Air New Zealand 8199: descent below safe altitude

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operator's electronic portal. The captain described the aeroplane as being ‘in V/S mode, at 1400 ft/min and about 2-300 ft below the minimum altitude at SUNPA, whilst still being 1-2 NM north of SUNPA.' 2.16. The cockpit voice recorder (CVR)
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Air New Zealand 8199: descent below safe altitude

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did not reflect the VNAV profile; they were centred because they were programmed for a 1400 ft/min descent in V/S mode which, with the autopilot engaged, the aeroplane was maintaining. 3.25. There were identifying cues available to both pilots to
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Air New Zealand 8199: descent below safe altitude

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because of a tailwind and questioned this. However, with V/S set at a rate of descent of 1400 ft/min, the airspeed stayed higher than what would be expected with a usual VNAV descent rate of around 700 ft/min. The captain
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Air New Zealand 8199: descent below safe altitude

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confirmed that the aeroplane was not in VNAV mode but descending in V/S mode at a rate of 1400 feet per minute (ft/min). 14 Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) is a type of lighting system that provides visual information to
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