Originally Posted by
Dave Gittins
Please don't flame a PPL with a question but if this happened in the Diamondstar I'd just pull the breaker and turn the trim wheel by hand. Can't that be done in an ERJ ?
Backup trim systems may not work at the same speed as the main trim system.
So the main trim system may have a nose up runaway and as you’re fighting the airplane the backup trim takes twice as long.
Now this may or may not be the case with an Embraer as I know nothing about the plane systems.