Originally Posted by
pineteam
On that topic. Did you guys notice the flare law is different on the A321 Neo?! The THS stops at 100 feet RA instead of 50 feet RA and there is no mention about the pitch reduction to -2 degree nose down. Does the 321 neo really does not pitch down by itself or they just removed it from the FCOM??
When the aircraft passes 100 ft RA, the THS is frozen and the normal flight mode changes to flare mode as the aircraft descends to land. Flare mode is essentially a direct stick-to-elevator relationship
(with some damping provided by the load factor and the pitch rate feedbacks). At 50 ft, a slight pitch down elevator order is applied. Consequently, to flare the aircraft, a gentle nose-up action by the pilot is required.
That is A330 DSC-27-20-10-20 "C". Is the text for NEOs you see any different?
EDIT (cross-posted with sonic)