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Old 7th Jun 2011, 18:54
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From the information provided by BEA so far, it seems that the aircraft in question descended at a great rate of speed. Would not this "great rate of speed" descent be felt by anyone? Wouldn't PF and PNF, as well as the captain, not actually feel this descent.

I know as a passenger when an "air pocket" is encountered and the aircraft loses
a bit of altitude that is certainly felt. So I can only imagine the descent experienced by
AF44 would be felt quite a bit more. No? [/quote]

Take your bike, coast it off a cliff with your eyes closed. Tell us if you felt anything before you hit the ground.

Forgive me if you've already done this
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