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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?

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