My guess, cabin pressure issue, auto pilot off.
If the old captain vapor locked, the co pilot could take over. So doubt that.
28,000 ft is where things get real quick and dangerous in terms of altitude. Makes sense to me if the cabin didn’t pressurize, then that’s about where everybody would pass out. If auto pilot is on, plane keeps going till fuel runs out, like Payne Stewart. Auto pilot off, quickly out of control. BOOM!
(highly experienced pilot guess)
Good guess.
We great minds think alike. . .
“My guess, cabin pressure issue, auto pilot off.
If the old captain vapor locked, the co pilot could take over. So doubt that.
28,000 ft is where things get real quick and dangerous in terms of altitude. Makes sense to me if the cabin didn’t pressurize, then that’s about where everybody would pass out. If auto pilot is on, plane keeps going till fuel runs out, like Payne Stewart. Auto pilot off, quickly out of control. BOOM!
(highly experienced pilot guess)”
Yeah, without any additional information, that’s the scenario that I’d bet money on.