Black Box Down cover image

Air Moorea 1121 / A Seven Minute Flight Ends in Tragedy

Black Box Down

00:00

How Long Was It From the Dive to the Impact?

The pilot was not trained or prepared for either during his training or during type rating, as indeed most pilots are. Only a reflex action could thus have allowed him to recover the airplane before impact. So only if, as a reflex he had started trimming immediately, ah, he could have prevented the crash. But man, that's, that's a tall order, ye. I mean, you're doing this flight over and over, and all sudden something like that happens. It's like you're not, you have reflected, you have no reflexes for that, right? And that you've already wasted too much. When not wasting o'vealready spent too much time, more

Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app