Originally Posted by
mojobreakfast
Question from a rank amateur and non-pilot. How are comms from the crew to the tower possible with the aircraft in its end state? What are the chances anything on the flight deck are still lit with the plane in this shape? Is it SOP to have portables for backup? Believe the BA flight also had post-crash comms.
At least one of the radios will have emergency power from an independent source.
