The airship slowly loses altitude; at 00.45 it descends to 806 m. Nobile realizes this but lets the elevator pilot, Wisting, not oppose this trend, which he may not be aware of. After all, it is a harmless anomaly. The ground speed is maintained at 72 km / h. At 00:50 the airship is now close to the North Pole and Nobile orders the descent up to 250 m.
