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>I can’t help but think a blind landing is safer than depressurising a cabin full of passengers. We're talking about 1000ft above Mexico city amount of altitud
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>I can’t help but think a blind landing is safer than depressurising a cabin full of passengers.
We're talking about 1000ft above Mexico city amount of altitude, here, not Mt. Everest. Any inherent risk from that is below the threshold of what's quantifiable. Skydivers routinely jump from 10,000ft.
- jvm_ 7y agoWhere they finally landed, Addis Ababa is at 7,726, Mexico City is 7,350.
- LeifCarrotson 7y agoThat makes a lot more sense. When I initially read the article, I assumed they were landing at a typical runway within ~1000 feet of sea level and for some unfathomable reason decided to ascend many thousands of feet before opening the window. I forget how high Addis Ababa is!