Speaking as a slightly knowledgable punter, who has flown a small aircraft to the stall several times and (fortunately) recovered, I would think that at least one or two of the pax would have been aware of the situation and having a serious brown trouser moment.
Not to mention the drivers.
I was always aware that an A300 with their humongus "bedsteads" dangling could approach FACT almost as slowly as my "Arrow 200", but it did not stop me from having a "teetering on the edge" feeling whenever I was SLF trash.
I am sure that I would have known that the chips were truly down - am I wrong ?
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