Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia amid reports of pilot fight

I don't usually recommend random videos that pop up in my YT feed, but this one makes a few interesting points. After a general discussion about 'bad' pilots, he gets to the point:
1. All commercial aircraft are certified to eventually stabilise in flight if the controls are released (called a phugoid cycle), as long as nobody is pushing the controls downward. This is true regardless of whether the 'plumber' pulls back on the controls or not.
a slow, long-period flight oscillation where an aircraft rhythmically trades altitude for airspeed while keeping a nearly constant angle of attack.
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2. The ADSB data are consistent with both engines being switched off, and remaining off for about 5 minutes, before being restarted by the relief pilots. Ironically this probably saved the aircraft from structural breakup, since only gravity was causing the dive, not engine power.

 
When even Trump is uncertain about the story you know you pulling **** out of your ass:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:
 
3Gee said:
Every single passenger had their seatbelt on.
No one using the loo ?
The cabin looked very neat and tidy

Has to be the most disiplined passengers on a flight ever to follow all the rules


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Yeah it does sound a bit far fetched

Also though I think it was a nose dive so people were pushed into seats not so much the falling out of the sky for a few seconds you get on clear air turbulence?
 
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3Gee said:
Rational conversation you say

What is rational is that something happened on this flight.

However in typical Israhelli fashion events are exaggerated / distorted and blown out of proportion to portray the chosen ones as victims / heroes

One example

In one interview a passenger claims to have forced the cockpit door open and over powered the co pilot

In other reports the pilot opened the door
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Lmao. The pilot unlocked the door. The Israelis you hate so much had to force open the door because the terrorist tried to barricade the door. It's not hard to understand.

The Israelis you hate so much also regard the Indian pilot as a hero. But you'll ignore that because it doesn't fit your narrative. If the pilot did not unlock the door this would have ended far worse.
 
wbot said:
Lmao. The pilot unlocked the door. The Israelis you hate so much had to force open the door because the terrorist tried to barricade the door. It's not hard to understand.

The Israelis you hate so much also regard the Indian pilot as a hero. But you'll ignore that because it doesn't fit your narrative.
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Looks like those passengers require tutoring.
Way too many versions appearing on prime time TV

Everything inside the plane defied the laws of physics.
A miracle indeed
 
wbot said:
Lmao. The pilot unlocked the door. The Israelis you hate so much had to force open the door because the terrorist tried to barricade the door. It's not hard to understand.

The Israelis you hate so much also regard the Indian pilot as a hero. But you'll ignore that because it doesn't fit your narrative. If the pilot did not unlock the door this would have ended far worse.
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I think a bit of the credit needs to go as well to the pilots who flew and landed the plane without a functioning rudder. I see everyone says these planes basically fly themselves, but still some flying skill was involved.
 
HAL 9000 said:
Here's comment from Juan Browne on the Fly Dubai incident...

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A very brief video, with zero speculation (as I predicted). The only remarkable feature is that he is standing in front of the Boeing factory, discussing structural strength of the rudder, with the camera pointed at a brand new B737.

P.S. I am a moderator on Juan's channel. Not looking forward to all the weird comments this topic attracts...

Edit: A 4 minute video with 725 comments in 5 hours!? More than the usual weirdos...
 
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Blu82 said:
The co-pilot had been named and he has an interesting history.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2106112709313871933
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I don't particularly trust these 'exclusive' stories (also paywalled), based on leaks from those with known agendas. This CBS article has a more neutral flavour, stating that the co-pilot may have dual nationality (Syrian mother), which complicates background checking. See:
www.cbsnews.com

What we're learning about the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane

Questions about the motive of the co-pilot who tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel continue to swirl.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
 
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