Chairman of the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - Absolutely quiet in the cockpit during the descent

 

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If that's true it would be massive news, so it's interesting it's not been picked up by any other news outlet.  I suspect a little bit of Chinese whispers....

 

 

I've had some experience of a hypobaric chamber. Probably the only time 2+2=6 if I remember correctly!

 

Similarly here, courtesy of an FAA program for private pilots.  It's a sobering experience, and I still have the paper from the simple test we took as a reminder of how "well" I was functioning.  You really don't feel as though anything is amiss.

 

Scott

Frooglesim  reported that a member of the FS2Crew team was lost in the accident, and shared the link.

 

Horrifying.

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=749983145116623&id=249628718485404&fref=nf

Sad day. RIP all lost folk. Thoughts with families friends and colleagues.

Aircraft incidents are so rare these days it's always a shock when they happen.  The forums are interesting since there's a wealth of knowledge to read and so many times a post here usually pins the cause of such accidents.  Sad news even though aviation is safer every day. 

 

John

One pilot reported locked out the cabin.

Yes, this was reported by the NY Times and thus far has not been challenged by the French DGAC. It is being discussed on all major news networks right now.

One pilot reported locked out the cabin.

 

Well that really clears things up then. <rollseyes>

Well that really clears things up then. <rollseyes>

Not sure why you appear to be taking this so nonchalantly, If the report is true, and to be clear it is not confirmed yet, this is a very significant development in learning what happened.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pilot-of-crash-plane-was-locked-out-of-cockpit-report/article1-1330661.aspx

 

A pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board left the cockpit before the fateful descent and was left trying to smash the door down but still failed to get back in, a report said Wednesday.

The New York Times cited a senior military official involved in the investigation who had heard the cockpit voice recorder.

The official was quoted as saying that there was a "very smooth, very cool" conversation between the two pilots during the early part of the doomed flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf on Tuesday.

Then the audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter, the investigator said.

"The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer," the investigator told the newspaper. "And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer.

"You can hear he is trying to smash the door down."

The official, who requested anonymity because the investigation is continuing, told The New York Times: "We don't know yet the reason why one of the guys went out.

"But what is sure is that at the very end of the flight, the other pilot is alone, and does not open the door."

You just have to be kidding me. Another one? This really sucks.

 

Cheers,

Sounds very much like LAM 470 to me then. Crazy stuff. 

Other causes are still very much possible.

Yes, this was reported by the NY Times and thus far has not been challenged by the French DGAC. It is being discussed on all major news networks right now.

This unfortunately does make sense and fits the flight profile. If there had been an explosive decompression at 38,000ft and the pilots didn't react within 15 seconds or so then the a/c would have continued at that altitude until the fuel ran out. Otherwise the crew would have observed the correct Alps procedure.

What happened didn't fit the bill, Bill! Locking the door to the flightdeck is there to stop highjacking but the spin off is that no one can get in. There'll be a criminal investigation probably now.

Doesn't the cabin crew and pilots have a code that allows them to enter from outside the cockpit? Why would he knock and slam on the door?