Langewiesche took Gladwell into a few downward spirals, which allowed Gladwell to understand what led to Kennedy's panic. He explains it this way: “This inability to feel, experientially, what your plane is doing is what makes night flying so stressful. » Kennedy had trained in broad daylight and when his landing spot was clear and fully lit, but because he had flown at night he was unable to see anything or where he was supposed to land. The accident report revealed Kennedy's frantic state, trying to restore the lights, but he failed and died. If Kennedy had choked, he would still have understood the instruments, but he would have worked at a much slower pace instead of freezing up and not knowing what to do.