Originally Posted by
Leightman 957
>Why would you think the ATC authorized course deviation that they had was not enough?
Respectfully, 8501's wreckage.
A course deviation (including up to a 180)
should have been enough. At this point it does appear that they made some bad decisions and encountered severe weather.
I still don't believe the pilots made a conscious decision to climb to get themselves out of a bad situation. I suspect the aircraft was out of control due to severe weather that exceeded the capability of both the pilots and the aircraft.
It does look a lot like AAF447 "Part Duex" but the CVR and FDR will soon tell all.