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Old 4th Apr 2019, 20:22
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Joejosh999
 
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Are pilots not used to using those thumb/pickle switches too much? Or perhaps trained to just blip/use sparingly?
It seems we’ve seen two crews (FO on Lion and now on ET) appear to just “blip” when more extended engagement might have been better?

Is there any reason they might be reluctant to go hard and extended on that thumb switch? I mean, if I saw it appear to counter that bad trim, I’d be jumping on it with both feet!

Just wondering why the apparently sparing use of the switch which had potential to correct trim....?
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