Originally Posted by
Cabby
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birds.....If the pilot knew the area well he would have known the heights of the surrounding terrain, and I would be surprised he descended so fast while IMC?. Seems odd he was climbing to then make a steep 4000ft/min descent from what I read above?....heart attack......
I know you are trying hard to find a external cause or a medical, but spatial disorientation can also do that. JFK Jr. and countless others did not "mean" to descend so fast.