[pa mom]

Also read that language was an issue between the German pilot and Cypriot crew.

[billybudd]

Instead of an alarm, they should show the pilots a short video of a guy asphyxiating.

[Countyline]

"The failure of the plane to pressurize stemmed from maintenance the night before the flight, the report said. The maintenance crew apparently left a pressurization controller rotary knob out of place and the crew did not catch the mistake during preflight checks the next day, it said."

How vulnerable the system is ... that one vital oversite was not recognized by the trained pilots. Apparently there is no back up for such a mistake. The results are total. As was the private plane that had the same problem about a year or so ago. Totally fatal.

[GovernmentShrinker]

PC gobbledygook notwithstanding, English is THE international language, and no one should be allowed to serve in any position of responsibility without a thorough command of it. The completely globalized modern world simply cannot function without a common language.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Uhmm, dumb question maybe, but aren't oxygen masks supposed to drop down automatically if a pressure drop occurs? Or is that only in the cabin of the plane and not in the cockpit?

Any pilots out there know?

[Dick Vomer]

The maintenance crew apparently left a pressurization controller rotary knob out of place and the crew did not catch the mistake during preflight checks the next day, it said

righty-tighty......lefty-loosey

so I guess that pre-flight walk around and check list is there for a reason?

[raygun]

ping