Could someone that is current on the 737NG please clarify some what-if questions:
(a) Assuming you have auto-pilot (or both) engaged but not A/THR, airspeed gets to low and you enter or approach a stall, what would the aircraft do or not do itself if the pilots did nothing? Is there something similar to Airbus' alpha floor on them Boeings?
(b) Does the autopilot disconnect when the stall warner goes off?
(c) What is the standard procedure for stall recovery in landing configuration and at low altitude on the 737NG?
(d) As a [very] rough guess, what ball park range of altitude loss are we talking about assuming that recovery actions are performed as soon as the stall warner goes off given their configuration and prevailing conditions?
a)Minimum speed reversion is not available with AT off and AFDS in ALT HOLD or after GS capture.
b)NO
c)Firewall thrust,5deg ANU(seat position is critical here..below 100,ensure seat position is correct,shoulder harness on,both feet guarding rudder pedals,one hand shadowing TL movement..not enough emphasis put on this in training..Ive seen some sorry pictures in my time,seat way back,feet planted on the floor and lackadaisical operation of the critical stages of flight through the MCP..not the way to do it)
d)"As soon as" are the key words..if the reaction by the pilot to the stall is firm,immediate and correctly performed,height loss should be minimal.