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Old 6th Apr 2019, 12:57
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Originally Posted by Albino
Just to confirm, I'm talking about 'Control airplane pitch manually with control column and main electric trim as needed'
So what are we doing here, flying by memo? Boeing should have revised the Stabiliser Runway memory procedure!

It knew it had a deathtrap on it's hands, why didn't it insert a line into the memory procedure about trimming to neutral and then switch off the stab trim?

All the background is lovely stuff, but Boeing, you're the experts, give me a couple of lines to hang my hat on and I will not crash the aeroplane. That's what memory items are for, are they not? Certainly, the current Stab Runaway is not appropriate in these cases where the stab had already lost the plot.
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