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procede
6th Apr 2022, 07:42
Another 737-800 incident: https://simpleflying.com/malaysia-airlines-boeing-737-800-drops-7000-feet/
If it was indeed 7000ft , that could not just be a downdraft...
Add to a situation like this a demoted former captain with poor flying skills and a breakdown in CRM...
oceancrosser
6th Apr 2022, 07:49
Another 737-800 incident: https://simpleflying.com/malaysia-airlines-boeing-737-800-drops-7000-feet/
If it was indeed 7000ft , that could not just be a downdraft...
Add to a situation like this a demoted former captain with poor flying skills and a breakdown in CRM...
Simple flying is trash. Don’t quote them here. BS about “air pockets”…
DaveReidUK
6th Apr 2022, 11:37
The author's by-line:
A Masters level education [MA in history, apparently (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-curran-sydney/)] and appetite for travel combines to make Andrew an incredible aviation brain with decades of insight behind him.
Should be renamed "Simplistic Flying". :O
Was more likely an abrupt descent of about 2000ft (with maybe a short peak ROD in the 6000+ fpm range).
They were steady FL250 when this first 'event' occured, 10 minutes later while cruising at FL290 they had a second deviation (descent) of about 800ft, followed minutes later the U-turn to return. So something certainly was not quite right, but apart from a bit of a rollercoarster for the pax at the first event, nothing overly spectacular, I presume.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/994x555/mh2664_e3210a27007a0c77248d2f177c9e7deef584d818.jpg
Topic title has a bit of a tabloid flavor :rolleyes: