"There is a crew that has wind speed meters and they follow what the weather does, " Hofman said.

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"They would have advised the crew of the wind direction and speed at various altitudes, " she added.

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The sheriff at the FAI concluded that he could not be satisfied the accident was caused by the crew's decision to overfly the Mull of Kintyre at cruising speed but selected the wrong rate of climb, which had been the RAF's finding.

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