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To: xone
Thank You. So is it something a pilot would do if they were losing consciousness or experiencing vertigo?
1,332 posted on 05/26/2020 11:14:43 AM PDT by defconw (WWG1WGA)
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To: defconw
So is it something a pilot would do if they were losing consciousness or experiencing vertigo?

No, it would have occurred before. He wouldn't have lost consciousness because of the environment, and the onset of vertigo comes so fast, you don't know you are gone, until it is too late. Once you know, you get sick quick. If he got it, he probably experienced 'unusual attitudes' and without training had no answer. Usually ends up stalling then entering a spin that is mercifully short because of the altitude loss/min is huge.

1,348 posted on 05/26/2020 12:07:58 PM PDT by xone
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