Tom77557......
You figures are are interesting as they give a margin below the Airbus figures, but is there any reason why within an airline you couldn't apply 7.5 pitch up on both the A320 and A321, as it would seem less prone to error?
I think in the previous quoted G-EUXF the co pilot (PF) had a figure of 11.7 in his/her mind at the time of the tail strike.
Just to add, in the G-EUXF tailstrike the PFR recorded 9.8, so the Airbus limit of 9.7 is spot on for the A321, and the co pilot (PF) had a total of 430 flying hours. The report also states the following:
"The co-pilot was aware of the potential for a tailstrike on the A321 but recalled being advised during training that 11° nose-up was the pitch attitude for ground contact on landing".
Last edited by Homsap; 12th Jan 2017 at 12:13.