If the AP was preparing for a GA, would it not trim Nose down to counter the pitch up when power was applied?? Next time you are in a sim, get to CAT I minima on 1 AP and press TOGA and don't touch the controls. The nose passes 20 degrees in about 3 seconds. Plus when the gear is selected up, that is a futher nose up trim change.
safetypee. Thanks for your post. Now that we have established you think we are lesser "pilots claiming to be professionals" its back to the original post.
What is your opinion???? If the AP disengages just after the decision to land, what would you do?? The thinking here is that runway contact is almost certain if a GA is executed. The result we are after is an A/C safely on the deck.
And do you continue if the Up Trim does not happen?? It could be a syptom of a latent problem about to manifest itself in the flare at <50ft in a RVR of 200m.......
A final note. There are now two threads which are designed to "set strait" the other posters on this thread. Why???? You don't even know who we really are, or what experience/positions we hold. I like to be able to discus the unusual, it often raises other questions. It is not as if we are going to try this in a real a/c. Discussion and debate is healthy, ie tech log on Pprune. So keep the posts sweet....
Mr L.