Maybe it wasn't a fire, maybe it was a sudden breach of the cabin @ 35,000 ft with 500 MPH winds in their face and no oxygen...who knows
[image: Aloha.gif] On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would believe a pilot before a liberal arts magazine writer. >> > > I cannot judge, but it seems extremely unlikely to me that the pilot or > copilot would not contact air traffic control and declare an emergency in > the event of a fire. That only takes a moment. They would have known that > if they had to land in the ocean, dozens of rescue teams would be > dispatched, and that would be their only hope of survival. > > - Jed > >
