Paper Tiger & Whel: I read the articles. Jeez, even if they didn't lose 20 000 ft, it looks pretty scary anyway! That computer analysis that Fokker made may well have been a "worst case scenario," but I think the message comes trough: "Don't try to be a test pilot if you're not!"
Tinstaafl (what a weird name...): Wow, you've gor it all figured out, haven't you! 'Entropy' sounds pretty risky. I think I'd go for 'entalpy' instead
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Last Sector Power: You're probably right. I've also heard of incidents (or "near" incidents) where the A/C has experienced a sudden, strong yaw on final, because the flying pilot has tried to put the PLs just a "little bit" behind Flight Idle to make a shorter approach.
Nick