The desperate demand of the Ethiopian Airlines pilot just minutes after takeoff

The desperate words of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 pilot who crashed a few minutes after taking off from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia, killing 157 people, were announced.

According to the sources having access to the audios of the black boxes of the plane, the captain Yared Getachew immediately understood that something was not going at all. Knowing that the operation of the aircraft was too strange and irregular, he immediately communicated with the control tower.

He was scared because he knew that his life was in danger. He could not remain calm and asked with a broken voice permission to return to the airport. The take-off took place just three minutes ago and, despite the positive response from the tower, there was no contact.

According to an article in the New York Times, the pilot reported "flight control" problems one minute after take-off, and two minutes later he asked a "panicked" airfield to return to the airport. Addis Airport. Abeba, the capital of the country.

"I ask to go back to the airport, I ask the vectors (directions) to land," said the captain in desperation, the source told the US newspaper.

The report indicates that a strange movement of the aircraft began to register, which initially had an altitude lower than that required during takeoff, then accelerated in an unusual way. Faced with the crisis, he immediately received permission to land.

At that time, the vessel changed position, climbed to an unusual height and was moved on a plane preparing to descend into an airport. Then he began swinging up and down several meters suddenly, according to an air traffic controller at the US media.

Finally, he entered a military restricted area and disappeared from the radar. It took 5 minutes before take-off and the flight to Nairobi was tragically interrupted.

Despite his young age (29 years old) and the youngest pilot in the history of the Ethiopian company, Getachew has accumulated an experience of 8,000 flight hours and is devoted to work.

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