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Old 22nd Oct 2016, 17:05
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So kind of Fly and BUZZ, am truly flattered by their praise. They do so add worthy comment to the discussion to such a disturbing event.

Here are a couple of extracts from the AAIB report.
"The post-mortem examination of the pilot found evidence of an acute dissection of a
coronary artery the presence of which indicated that he might have suffered symptoms
ranging from impaired consciousness to sudden death. The coronary artery dissection
might have occurred spontaneously or have been the result of forces transmitted through the body during the accident sequence, and pathology alone was unable to resolve these opposing possibilities. However, the report stated that:
‘if there is no other cause identified for the crash then it is both possible and
plausible that this was the precipitating factor.’
Acute dissection of a coronary artery is a rare event which can occur spontaneously and is difficult to predict through medical examinations or ECGs."

And finally:

"On the balance of probabilities, however, it was likely that the pilot lost control of the aircraft due to medical incapacitation and the additional crew member was unable to recover the aircraft in the height available."

Is the above to also be deemed drivel by industry experts of such profound wisdom, knowledge and experience.
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