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I'm trying to imagine the horror the pilots (and passengers) were feeling. Imagine your car slowly starting to shift sideways into incoming traffic, and no matt
by mikejb 8y ago
I'm trying to imagine the horror the pilots (and passengers) were feeling. Imagine your car slowly starting to shift sideways into incoming traffic, and no matter how hard you pull the steering wheel, you can't get it back. Horrifying.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoThis is why I refuse to listen to these things when they're released. The thought of eavesdropping in on someone's frantic hopeless fight for survival just doesn't sit right with me.
- isolli 8y agoAgreed. It reminds me of the final scene of Grizzly Man, when Herzog listens to the audio recording of the bear enthusiast and his girlfriend being mauled to death. Herzog puts the headphones down, visibly shaken, and comments (paraphrasing): nobody should have to listen to that.
- Darthy 8y agoHe actually says to the mother: Jewel, you must never listen to this.
- aeorgnoieang 8y agoWasn't it the girlfriend?
- mikejb 8y agoThe girlfriend was on location and apparently the one who turned on the camera (but did not remove the lens cap, making it an audio-only recording). She was killed and partially eaten together with Treadwell. Edit: The tape is actually owned by Jewel Palovak who this scene is also with; She's a former girlfriend of Treadwell, not his (or his girlfriends) mother.
- mikejb 8y agoThis is the scene you're referencing [1]. You can actually see his hand shaking while listening to this. His reaction alone is enough for me not to want to hear it. [1] https://youtu.be/5SJiOZdAWco?t=174 https://youtu.be/5SJiOZdAWco?t=174
- mlindner 8y agoCockpit voice recordings are never released. You may be thinking of recordings of conversations with ATC.
- matz1 8y agoOfficially it's not but chance are it leaked. You can find it if you try hard enough.
- tzs 8y agoOn an episode of "Air Disasters" they mentioned that sometimes pilots from the same airline are asked to listen to such recordings as part of investigations, to comment on airline specific procedures and training. Being from the same airline, these pilots often are at least acquainted with the crew they are hearing die. The show said that sometimes after listening it shakes the pilots up enough that they soon retire from flying.
- mlindner 8y agoExcept that's not what occurred. They had control of the aircraft. The controls were never inoperative.
- mikejb 8y ago> They had control of the aircraft. The controls were never inoperative. I think you're missing the point. In hindsight it's easy to say "this is what you could/should have done", and some are knowledgeable or lucky enough to either find the solution themselves, or have someone tell them before it's too late. In two instances this wasn't the case. The pilots weren't able to regain control of the aircraft. And that lack of control, with the full knowledge of impending doom, must be a terrifying feeling.