maajam wrote:
I think if he had been capt. for as long as he had been, sensations of climb and turbulence don't disturb you. Not even the sensation of descent -- it seems.
Ummmm.............
Because the airplane was at an assigned FL level that was limited by the air temp, the Captain had every right to expect the plane to stay at that level. And this was not a gentle adjustment, it was a "zoom climb."
If, as was just posted, he was in the cabin visiting with his girlfriend (first time I have read
that), then it's obvious that he would not have heard the flight deck's summons in the rest area. Therefore, I can speculate that he most certainly did return to the FD because of the bottom dropping out.