Originally Posted by
Halon1211
One of two theories.
The first is the new challenge on TikTok how low can you get to the Pacific Ocean multiply by the number of Gs you pull to get out
The second one is the pilot flying was multitasked with setting his NDB frequency while leaning over to grab his en-route sectional chart and out of his kit bag and didn’t realize he was pushing the yoke down while he was doing it and losing altitude.
NTSB: “American 106, you missed your turn, cut off Delta 1943 on its takeoff roll, barely acknowledged it and almost immediately took off for Europe? That’s really poor judgement?!”
UAL 1722: “Hold my beer.”