Mxsmanic
April 19th 12, 09:50 PM
The flight path is interesting:
http://flightaware.com/news/article/Plane-with-Incapacitated-Pilot-Circles-Gulf-of-Mexico-for-Hours-Crashes/164
Sure looks like a loss of cabin pressure at high altitude. CNN article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/us/gulf-aircraft-search/index.html
The interesting thing is that the Coast Guard said it appeared to make a soft
landing. How likely is that with an incapacitated pilot?
http://flightaware.com/news/article/Plane-with-Incapacitated-Pilot-Circles-Gulf-of-Mexico-for-Hours-Crashes/164
Sure looks like a loss of cabin pressure at high altitude. CNN article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/us/gulf-aircraft-search/index.html
The interesting thing is that the Coast Guard said it appeared to make a soft
landing. How likely is that with an incapacitated pilot?