Originally Posted by
MechEngr
On more modern aircraft are there design/regulatory mandates to override the throttles when the cabin pressure goes over 10,000 feet? It seems obvious enough. How many crashes would have been avoided by such a mechanism?
I would think you would create many extra hazards as well? Linking a throttle override to cabin pressure seems a very dangerous/confusing thing to do. Think about other traffic, terrain clearance,... It might also creates other problems in regard to scheduled unpressurized flights due to (ie) technical problems known in advance with the pressurization system. There are more simple solutions.
TUC at 10000ft is not the same as a depressurization at +30000ft. There is plenty of time to react, so as long as you have a good system informing the pilots correctly, there should be no issue.