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Old 22nd Dec 2019, 05:06
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Originally Posted by svhar
I flew the 757/767 for 15 years, 2 years in the RHS and the rest in the LHS. I just cannot imagine a scenario where someone could accidentally hit the go-around switches when selecting flaps.
I don’t have that many, but I am current and I can imagine the scenario. The Captain reaches behind the thrust levers to select the flap lever. His watch hits the TOGA paddle without realizing it. It doesn’t become active until flaps indicate 1. We just tried it in the sim last week. I can totally see it happening in the heat of battle with an FO that you’re focused on.
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