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Old 5th Apr 2019, 21:23
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Originally Posted by MemberBerry
Maybe they only applied as much electric trim as needed to bring it close to the green band, that starts at 2.5 on the MAX. The stick shaker suggesting they are close to a stall might have made them reluctant to use more.
[Not a pilot] Yet they had the control column way back (after the ground proximity warning) and, at times, called out, Pull together, and, Pitch together. They decided pitch was not enough.

I think it's still unclear whether they were both on the same page about elevator pitch, manual/electric pitch trim, and hand wheel pitch trim, but do stall concerns fit in with the above?

They spent a total of fifteen seconds working on pitch trim; first the FO, later, "together." It's not clear to me whether at any point they each freed up a hand to use on the hand wheels.

Last edited by fotoguzzi; 5th Apr 2019 at 21:32. Reason: typo; add timeframe info
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