Scary Icing ATC tape

Tony writes:

There's no evidence she paniced. She was scared, that came through
clear enough, but she regained control of the aircraft -- that's
number one, and she communicated -- that's number two. That's what
professionals do.

Her voice sounded a lot more like panic or hysteria than fear.
Compare it to other voice recordings where the pilot is manifestly
terrified, and you can hear a difference.

She may not had read the script the way some would have liked (even on
a good day she's not going to sound like Chuck Yeager) but she
executed her job well. Good on her! I doubt many of us would reject
her from the left seat, especially after the experience she gained
from this flight.

She still didn't seem to have a clue as to what went wrong at the end
of the incident. I think she only survived because the ice melted.

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wrote on 2/3/07 1:06 PM:

Tony writes:

There's no evidence she paniced. She was scared, that came through
clear enough, but she regained control of the aircraft -- that's
number one, and she communicated -- that's number two. That's what
professionals do.

Her voice sounded a lot more like panic or hysteria than fear.
Compare it to other voice recordings where the pilot is manifestly
terrified, and you can hear a difference.

The tone of voice of both the pilot and the controller is absolutely
immaterial. It in no way gives us a clue as to their respective actions
while they were talking. As someone else pointed out, it's quite possible
that the pilot's hands and eyes were busily doing exactly what they'd been
trained to do, even while her voice betrayed fear.

She may not had read the script the way some would have liked (even on
a good day she's not going to sound like Chuck Yeager) but she
executed her job well. Good on her! I doubt many of us would reject
her from the left seat, especially after the experience she gained
from this flight.

She still didn't seem to have a clue as to what went wrong at the end
of the incident. I think she only survived because the ice melted.

Yeah, and I've only survived a couple hundred flights because the engine
didn't quit.

Philip S. writes:

The tone of voice of both the pilot and the controller is absolutely
immaterial. It in no way gives us a clue as to their respective actions
while they were talking.

It says a lot about their state of mind, however.

As someone else pointed out, it's quite possible
that the pilot's hands and eyes were busily doing exactly what they'd been
trained to do, even while her voice betrayed fear.

I'm not sure I heard much in the way of fear in her voice. It sounded
more like a hysterical irritation, like "how dare the aircraft refuse
to obey me!"

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