Originally Posted by
nomorehelosforme
What really surprises me about this accident is the pilot seemed so calm and in control during his conversations with the ATC and then within seconds it all goes to ****, did he suddenly change his original plan or did panic set in?
Sorry BR just see you posted pretty much the same as me
Funny, when I went IIMC a few years ago, I too was calm throughout the incident (as was my navigator) however, that didn't prevent me from essentially freezing up on the controls.
Perhaps calmness is from a sense of disbelief and/or self delusion that the situation isn't all that bad and we can still make it out without declaring (even to ourselves) that its an emergency?