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Re:Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2... by arcfour on Sunday May 24, 2026 @02:16AM (#48254892)
Do you need to be to understand that nose up is not how to recover from a stall?
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Re:Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2... by plumefar on Sunday May 24, 2026 @05:06AM (#48255752)
I’m not a pilot. Zero experience except remote controlled airplanes.

But IIRC, it happened by night, over the ocean. If the instruments fail you, this is really hard to “perceive” your speed and orientation.

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Re:Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2... by foldr on Sunday May 24, 2026 @07:50AM (#48256501)
The artificial horizon hadn't failed.
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Re:Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2... by croes on Sunday May 24, 2026 @06:36AM (#48256134)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48256023
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