Alan C. Mack

What Alan C. Mack has said on podcasts

7 statements

1. on Helicopter crashNegativeSep 17, 2026· MK Confidential

   Alan Mack assessed the helicopter as suffering engine failure with one landing opportunity after power loss.

   “they had some type of engine failure. And, you know, it's a single engine aircraft. So you lose that, you have... Essentially, think of Sully on the Hudson, right? You've got one chance to land that thing if you can't restart the engine.”

   Listen at 1:34:14

   Open the episode · Holdout Juror on Kevin Reddington, the Macklemore-Robert Kraft Controversy, and Helicopter Crash Details, with Emily Jashinsky, Ray Marcel, and Alan C. Mack | Ep. 1400
2. on Helicopter height-velocity diagramNeutralSep 17, 2026· MK Confidential

   Alan Mack said helicopter safety depends on height and airspeed falling within a survivable envelope.

   “there's what we call the height-velocity diagram, otherwise known as the dead man's curve”

   Listen at 1:35:52

   Open the episode · Holdout Juror on Kevin Reddington, the Macklemore-Robert Kraft Controversy, and Helicopter Crash Details, with Emily Jashinsky, Ray Marcel, and Alan C. Mack | Ep. 1400
3. on Helicopter autorotationPositiveSep 17, 2026· MK Confidential

   Alan Mack said rapid descent can restore rotor RPM during helicopter autorotation.

   “You descend quickly in what's called the autorotational aerodynamic phase, which the air blows up through the rotor, spins it, keeps it within the operating RPM.”

   Listen at 1:36:50

   Open the episode · Holdout Juror on Kevin Reddington, the Macklemore-Robert Kraft Controversy, and Helicopter Crash Details, with Emily Jashinsky, Ray Marcel, and Alan C. Mack | Ep. 1400

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