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I only know what I would be thinking and that would be to put myself in a position where if the plane could land, great, but if I saw we might crash, to have the option of crashing in the ocean rather than a highly populated area.
Also, we all say "fire" but what if it was very toxic fumes?
Sure, most of the time it is the fumes that disable and kill people, not flames. Right too that fumes can come from many sources. Some are not detectable, there is induced sleepiness and the affected people can't react because by the time they are aware of what is going on it is too late.
Regardless of what happened, I think this tragedy will be one of the most investigated in recent times.
I have a question and please excuse me if I sound uninformed.
Let's say the flight was enroute, but the pilots forgot to switch the pressurization switch from manual to auto and as the plane continued to climb, decompression occured and the passengers in the main cabin passed out. If the pilots had a greater oxygen supply in the cockpit than the passengers did, would the pilots be able to correct this mistake or is there no way to do that? Also, since the passengers passed out, how much damage is done at that point to the passengers since the plane is continuing to climb and would correcting the pressurization (if possible) do anything to help the passengers or would the damage already be done?
If the pilots (I say if because I do not want to assume the pilots are responsible) realized the damage had been done to the passengers, but were able to correct the pressurization anyways, do you believe they would have freaked out at what they were responsible for doing? If this happened, do you think the pilots would have been in such a deterioted mental state that they decided to alter the course of the plane, turn off the transponders, and let the plane go in a different direction, and end it?
You know, that thought crossed my mind too, like oh crap, what do we do now.
I doubt it but you aren't the only one to think it.
I have a question and please excuse me if I sound uninformed.
Let's say the flight was enroute, but the pilots forgot to switch the pressurization switch from manual to auto and as the plane continued to climb, decompression occured and the passengers in the main cabin passed out. If the pilots had a greater oxygen supply in the cockpit than the passengers did, would the pilots be able to correct this mistake or is there no way to do that? Also, since the passengers passed out, how much damage is done at that point to the passengers since the plane is continuing to climb and would correcting the pressurization (if possible) do anything to help the passengers or would the damage already be done?
If the pilots (I say if because I do not want to assume the pilots are responsible) realized the damage had been done to the passengers, but were able to correct the pressurization anyways, do you believe they would have freaked out at what they were responsible for doing? If this happened, do you think the pilots would have been in such a deterioted mental state that they decided to alter the course of the plane, turn off the transponders, and let the plane go in a different direction, and end it?
If it's true that the plane ended up in the Indian Ocean, it would make sense that the pilots wouldn't want the plane or flight data recorders found
I have a question and please excuse me if I sound uninformed.
Let's say the flight was enroute, but the pilots forgot to switch the pressurization switch from manual to auto
That's why there are TWO pilots! To keep the bases covered. To back each other up. If it were this easy to make this mistake, it would have happened before. And if they'd decided they'd screwed up and needed to end it, they wouldn't have flown all the way toward South Australia to do it.
Actually if they felt they screwed up and needed to end it, it makes sense that they would take the plane as far away as possible - the closer it crashes to the last point of contact, the easier to find (oil slicks, witnesses on land, etc)
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