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Re:Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on... by saberdancer on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:43AM (#21989245)
Pilot should be able to communicate even if engine is on fire (especially then). Transponder doesn't suddenly stop working if your engine erupts in flames.
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Re:Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on... by doersino on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @03:04AM (#21989359)
Aviate, navigate, communicate.

They would have been rather occupied with the first two.

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Re:Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on... by saberdancer on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @03:06AM (#21989367)
Good point. I concede. I'd still expect them to declare an emergency but it's possible that the event was so catastrophic they didn't find the time.
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Re:Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on... by sandos on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:17AM (#21989768)
Its even fairly common, one guys is reading checklists and the other is, you know, flying the airplane.
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Re:Iran crash: Ukrainian passenger plane crashes with 170 on... by EForEndeavour on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:00PM (#21993952)
To be fair, communication is different from ADS-B transmissions, which end abruptly at the flight's maximum speed and altitude: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569
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