Most (yes I know) of these events happen at cruise level.
That gives you enough time to sort it out. Even AF447 decending at 10,000 fpm had 4 minutes to get organised.
4 minutes is a long time. In most cases you will have a lot longer so no need to panic, just sort it out logically.
Last edited by The Ancient Geek; 22nd Mar 2015 at 21:25.
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