Originally Posted by
fizz57
I notice that in endlessly repeating your point of view you never mention the fact that the pilots were contending with unreliable airspeed and the distraction of a stick shaker. Care to illuminate us on why?
I have read the reports. There was nothing mentioned about unreliable airspeed. All 3 airspeed indicators appear to have matched. The press has said airspeed but they confuse it with AOA and the pilot report he made probably because of the stickshaker. As any pilot should know the stickshaker or stall warning is generated off the AOA probe. They had it because the AOA was damaged. Twice I have had the stick shaker activate at rotation because the AOA probe on the left side was damaged by jetways. Not a big deal. Cross check airspeed and flap/slat configuration and continue.