Originally Posted by
Broomstick Flier
remember, this is a 737-800, one of the biggest 737's made. You can barely see the wreckage. the trees are 20+ feet tall. Along with ants, jaguar cats, monkeys, boa contrictors, etc.
lovely
Its been a few years since I flew in and out of Manaus, but that whole area is mostly non-radar, and ATC is poor quality, at least back in 2000, 2001 time frame. I do recall looking down at the jungle and checking the oil temps and PSI every 5 minutes. I would rather crash in the ocean than the rain forest.
at least people can come rescue you in the ocean
no joke
** I don't see any obvious signs of a fire, nor any apparent tree damage, consistent with a flat pancake style crash.
Wonder if they even crashed with the wings (fuel and engines) attached to the airplane.