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planeenglish and many others:
That report came out a while back and has been posted here a few times already.
As you have quoted it, it is incorrect. The 'Autopilot' does not affect the Auto Throttle. Please take careful note of the comments of 'grizzled' above (1423).
For AfricanSkies - also a lot of'duff gen'.
1) The RadAlt was not technically 'u/s' as far as the system goes (read the thread?)
2) There is NO indication of the A/P 'kicking out' then.
So we have to assume the A/P kicked out after G/S capture, which would have compounded the rush and confusion on the flight deck whilst reengaging it.
OK?
But why did the A/T (which thought it was <27' and thus at flare) retard when it should not have?
Reading this thread will give you the answer - basically it worked 'on spec' for the reading it had.
During a single channel approach (which they sound like they were doing), the A/T will not flare anyway?
A/T does not 'FLARE'. It has no effect on the pitch (oh oh! Someone's going to come back on that, I just know it.) Autopilot does. Reading this thread will give....blah blah
If the P1 radalt suddenly dropped to -8' then some more logic should have come into play, namely if Flare Mode is not armed by 350'agl, both A/P's disengage automatically.
Single channel approach. Reading this thread will give....blah blah
Is it possible that just after G/S capture, 2 secs after to be precise, the A/P and A/T disconnected as they should have done because the P1 radalt was u/s
See above. Reading this thread will give....blah blah
Good God!
Lakerman - it could be the press are getting this c**p from here!