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Old 5th Apr 2019, 07:42
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HundredPercentPlease
 
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Reading the report fills me with horror. Two of them, fighting to find the solution, with decreasing success as they are overloaded.

There is too much conflicting information to guarantee that a crew resolves the problem.
  • The aircraft is stalling, yet the pitch/thrust/speed appear correct.
  • As thrust is applied, the stall condition gets "worse", as you have to apply more back pressure to maintain the pitch.
  • The two primary airspeeds are different.
  • The stick shaker is activated, yet the airspeed is high.
  • The airspeed is high, yet the aircraft pitches down as it speeds up, not up.
  • As you speed up, you normally trim down. But it feels like I should trim up.

Stuff that I have never did in the 737 sim:
  1. Found myself with a stab trim that overpowered elevator at max deflection.
  2. The yo-yo or rollercoaster manual trim exercise.

Finally, it needs to be remembered that the deafening stick shaker reduces cognitive ability, and is shaking both control columns, and may therefore be prominent as the "primary" problem.
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