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Originally Posted by Minuteman  Not to be a nit, but is that a direct quote from the Capt? The only thing I've seen that indicates that was the case, was a quote from a passenger who says he spoke with the crew. But there was a separate quote from another passenger who says he didn't think anything was wrong until the aircraft touched the ground. |
direct quote, he said he lost power and avionics and had to glide it in.
Here's my question:
Losing the engines will cut power to the a/c but what about the battery? If they were at 500' when he lost it, I doubt the battery would run out of juice that quickly. Also, doesn't the battery power the emergency chutes? If so then why didn't it power the avionics for the last 500 feet or so.