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Old 25-03-2015, 09:42 AM #5
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Originally Posted by Nedusa View Post
Why was there no distress calls during the 8 mins that the plane dropped from 38,000 ft to 8,000 ft ?

Seems strange no communication from the plane, not even the automatic squawk button was pressed.

What type of emergency was this ?
This is normal. Pilots are trained to, in emergencies, to first stablise the plane and gain control, second to regain control of direction and then to mayday. It would seem they did not get beyond 1
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