HarryMann
History might also teach one to trust it, it's a system designed for a purpose...
It's a balance. Read the NTSB L1011 report, it was fairly harsh on the crew for believing it and clearly stated (as above) they should have realised it was false.
Stick-shaker noticed > Immediate reduction of stick back-pressure > Reduces AoA >
First Officer was pretty well slated for doing
exactly that. First Officer was not permitted to initiate an abort, but by relaxing on the back pressure he was deemed to have effectively aborted the takeoff after liftoff
Because if the aircraft does prove to be correctly configured, and airspeed is correct, an immediate 'trial' reduction in AOA would not necessarily produce ground contact
It just about did in their case - certainly led to the illusion the aircraft would not fly... and the resulting overrun and hull loss.
It's a difficult call, as the report states... but as quoted above, there is no training in stall recoveries on liftoff, and very difficult to devise a drill that covers all situations...
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