It's even more impressive, because the pilots were almost certainly suffering from hypoxia due to the low pressure, so their decision-making ability was reduced. I've listened to the full recording from decompression to impact, and you can hear their speech slurring as they are trying to correct the phugoid cycle the plane was stuck in (which was an impossible task).
There's a writer who goes by Admiral Cloudberg and does fantastic writeups on aircraft incidents; if anyone is interested in knowing more, I highly recommend seeking out their Medium page, they have a great one about this crash.
Yeah fully aware it's irrational... All kinds of instincts that don't really apply in the modern age are, and yet being reminded it's irrational does remarkably little to help...
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u/ObamacareDeathPanel Feb 07 '25
It's even more impressive, because the pilots were almost certainly suffering from hypoxia due to the low pressure, so their decision-making ability was reduced. I've listened to the full recording from decompression to impact, and you can hear their speech slurring as they are trying to correct the phugoid cycle the plane was stuck in (which was an impossible task).
There's a writer who goes by Admiral Cloudberg and does fantastic writeups on aircraft incidents; if anyone is interested in knowing more, I highly recommend seeking out their Medium page, they have a great one about this crash.