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Old Sep 18, 2019, 11:09 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
As long as the aircraft gets down before the oxygen in those face masks runs out, not a whole lot else matters. Doing the descent faster than necessary risks injury, for example someone whose seatbelt isn't fastened could hit the overhead panel with one's head.
Also risks damage to the plane and engines if rate of descent is too high.
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