CLEAN : Germanwings co pilot practiced crash descent on earlier flight

CLEAN : Germanwings co pilot practiced crash descent on earlier flight

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Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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The video tutorial discusses an aviation accident involving a flight to Barcelona. It covers the sequence of events, including ATC orders for the aircraft to descend, the flight commander's absence from the cockpit, and the copilot's actions. The copilot, left alone, executed several autopilot commands, repeating actions from the accident flight.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the destination of the flight involved in the accident?

Madrid

Barcelona

Paris

London

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role did the ATC play in the incident?

They ordered the aircraft to ascend

They had no involvement

They instructed the aircraft to hold position

They ordered the aircraft to descend

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was in the cockpit when the aircraft was ordered to descend?

The commander

The copilot

A flight engineer

Both the commander and the copilot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What command did the copilot use on the autopilot?

Heading Select

Altitude Select

Navigation Select

Speed Select

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was notable about the copilot's actions during the flight?

They were different from the accident flight

They were a repeat of actions from the accident flight

They were instructed by the commander

They were not related to the autopilot