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Old 28th Nov 2018, 08:47
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Originally Posted by Rated De
No pilot (with few notable exceptions) will not fight to save the aircraft. These poor souls did the best they could do. '.
A simple disconnect of the two electric trim switches would have saved the day. Those switches have been around since the first 737 rolled out of barn circa 1965. Common to 707 and 727.
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