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0 pointsgosub1008mo ago0 comments

> Murder-suicide looks like the likely conclusion

But why cutoff the fuel instead of flying into terrain? It's such a passive action

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I imagine it would be more difficult to fly into terrain without a cooperative co pilot than cutting the fuel just after take off.

ummonk8mo ago

For whatever reason, the Egypt Air 990 pilot initiated his murder-suicide by pulling the thrust to idle and then flipping the fuel cutoff switches.

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0 pointsgosub1008mo ago0 comments

> Murder-suicide looks like the likely conclusion

But why cutoff the fuel instead of flying into terrain? It's such a passive action

I imagine it would be more difficult to fly into terrain without a cooperative co pilot than cutting the fuel just after take off.

ummonk8mo ago

For whatever reason, the Egypt Air 990 pilot initiated his murder-suicide by pulling the thrust to idle and then flipping the fuel cutoff switches.

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