Originally Posted by
jdawg
Why would you react to a trim runaway if the problem did not present itself that way? You're confusing us.
Are you for real? So the aircraft is almost uncontrollable, you pull the yoke as hard as you can, you see the aircraft stabilizing itself adversely to what you would expect and then you say to yourself: "oh wait! it's not a continuous runaway! Everything is just fine!". Think for a minute: you in fact argue that these two accidents wouldn't have happened if the word "continuously" had been removed from the checklist. That's ridiculous! The commander of the aircraft is a commander not because he/she can literally read the checklist and execute it like a computer software executes an algorithm but because he/she is competent in airmanship and has demonstrated the ability to counteract a developing dangerous situation. It is exactly for this reason why manufacturer states "In all situations, the captain must assess the situation and use good judgment to determine the safest course of action."