Originally Posted by
MD83FO
While cruising at 390 and max weight, Being given a 70 knot instant tailwind gain, simulating jet-stream crossing, airspeed drops to alpha prot autopilot drops off.
instructor is asking for thrust to be reduced to idle.
what is the logic here?
The recovery is to push the nose down to reduce the AoA. But with the tail wind as the speed drops and ATHR will drive the thrust to Max cruise thrust. That may cause a pitch up preventing nose down movement. In that case close thrust and push the nose down.
Last edited by vilas; 12th July 2020 at 16:41.