Topic: Airasia

The show concludes with a report on an AirAsia flight where a "technical glitch" caused cabin decompression and crew panic. The hosts sign off with a reminder of the upcoming 10th-anniversary show on Thursday. The episode ends with a musical montage featuring Supertramp and Yoko Ono.

Indonesian officials reported that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 climbed at an "unusually fast" rate of 6,000 feet per minute before stalling. The hosts argue this was likely caused by powerful updrafts within a cumulonimbus cloud rather than pilot error. The segment also briefly mentions the "clean-cut" appearance of Aurora shooter James Holmes during his court hearing.

Suspicious stock transactions by AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes, who sold nearly a million shares in an insurance subsidiary days before the Flight 8501 crash, are highlighted. The hosts also criticize Indonesian authorities for blaming the crash on "weather" and mandating manual weather briefings for pilots, which they argue is standard practice already.

The hosts conclude the episode by teasing an upcoming investigation into the AirAsia flight disappearance and mocking the "cross-disciplinary polymorphic analysis" jargon once more. They sign off from "FEMA Region 6" in Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. The show ends with a series of soundbites and a final "Adios mofo."

The disappearance of AirAsia Flight 8501 is analyzed, with a focus on the meteorological dangers of cumulonimbus clouds. One host, a pilot, explains that these clouds can drive an aircraft into the ground or shoot it into space, suggesting the pilot's decision to enter the storm was catastrophic. They also critique CNN's coverage and Richard Quest's reporting style during aviation disasters.