Jeff
AE wasn't the sharpest knife in the utensil drawer and prolly didn't even think about "what If" she missed Howland.
I mean, after she failed to get Lae on her RDF test during a test flight on the day before the takeoff, she "assumed" that the problem was that she was too close to the station to get a null. (see the Chater report) Yet, she took off anyway.
As a pilot with 46 hours of simulated instrument training time I can only shake my head over that decision.
an 75 years later if not more, u r shaking Ur head at her decision, given the fact that neither her, or her plane have been positively identified or recovered
an given the technology of today we still search for smoking gun evidence, also u say u have i.e 46 hours of simulated instrument training
have u achieved anything to note... i.e broke records or flew round the world on a path not done before
i mean no disrespect but i find u judging Amelia on today's technology rather sad
i really mean this now. i respect Ric, Martin, Gary, u harry, an every one else on Tighar
so i think u shud judge Amelia for her time period an not our's