The pressure setting spoken over the radio pushed them below safety in time
A trainee controller read the wrong pressure over radio, placing the jet low over Pico Alto - did they make it in time?The pressure setting spoken over the radio pushed them below safety in timeIn this episode, we lay out the sequence of decisions, procedures, and missing steps that preceded the crash of Independent Air Flight 1851. We follow the crew, the aging Boeing 707, the outdated charts, and the radio call that shifted the aircraft's altitude - who missed the correction and why does it matter?Event: Independent Air Flight 1851 crashDate: February 8, 1989Location: Pico Alto, Santa…
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