Originally Posted by
McCoy
In a sudden loss of cabin pressure, would:
A) the pilots be quickly incapacitated?
Unless they were incapacitated physically, they would have some seconds to put on their oxygen masks, which is what they're trained to do.
B) the autopilot descend quickly in the way we have seen?
not automatically. Remember that greek(?) airliner that flew for a few hours on autopilot while everyone on board was unconscious?
Originally Posted by
fraisse10
8 minutes steady descent after reaching target cruising altitude, at 6000 fpm until impact. No communication from the cockpit. Or, as far as we know, from any passenger.
Conclusion?
No communication may mean that they were working on the problem. I wouldn't speculate or draw conclusions until after we see the report.