"It is over. It has happened." - Anonymous ATC, upon seeing El Al Flight 1862 disappear from radar. 4 on board and 39 on ground would be killed after the plane lost control and crashed into an apartment complex.
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Lynched DP1:
Owen - Air France Flight 447 - Rolestopper-Inventor, Town
Deaths: 228
Terminal outcome: In-flight stall condition leading to catastrophic collision
Probable cause: Loss of airspeed due to pilot error in stall recovery procedure
Summary: On June 1, 2009, Air France 447 took off from Rio de Janeiro to France.
En route, it faced a heavy storm, which the pilots elected not to divert around – an accepted course of action, if not a recommended one.
Heavy icing intefered with the aircraft’s pitot tubes, a type of instrument which measures airspeed; this caused false readings, making the autopilot disconnect. All this was still acceptable so long as the crew responded properly.
However, the crew didn’t realize the autopilot had disconnected – as this happened, the airplane gradually lost airspeed until it no longer had enough forward momentum to generate lift and maintain level flight.
It thus entered what is known as a “stall condition” - which can be easily recovered from by pushing the aircraft into a dive to gain airspeed, followed by leveling off again. The inexperienced co-pilot, Bonin, reacted incorrectly – by pulling the aircraft up, which actually lost airspeed.
The aircraft descended at over 10,000 feet per minute from its cruise altitude of 36000 feet; Bonin continued pulling the stick up the entire time, preventing recovery, though he could have still done so at an altitude as low as 3000 feet. There were no survivors upon the inevitable collision.
Role:
Because of the first officer did something unimaginably dumb that is still taught as a case study in aviation textbooks today, you too get to pass on your wisdom to others in the form of stopping such an accident from happening again. Thus, you are a Rolestopper-Inventor.
Each night, you may give someone a x1 Rolestopper. On subsequent nights, they may use that invention on anyone. The rolestopper prevents a targeted player from being affected by any actions for that night, lethal or non-lethal.
Legacy:
Today, stall recovery procedures are a core part of aviation training, and no similar accidents have occurred since. Nevertheless, it emphasizes that the biggest flaws in aviation safety are still pilots, not technology.
Legacy role:
Because of this increased focus on pilot training over technological rigor, after you die, you may choose to send a message of up to 200 characters to any person you gave an invention to. You will give this message to me and I will send it to them.
Killed NP1:
Casey - ??? - ???, ???
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Living Players:
1. whiteflame
2. Pie
3. Banana
4. Earth
5. Cerulean
6. Moozer
7. Luna
Deadline:
The DP ends 72 hours from the first player post in the thread.
Additional Information:
Casey may post today, but not vote. They will be flipped at the end of the day.