bobcat4:
getting rid of auto-retard in a single channel approach is IMHO the best solution (unless someone gives me a good reason to keep it).
I already gave you a reason on #1690: If you want alpha floor protection during a "speed deselect" single channel approach then it is wise that those throttles retard during the flare in case you forgot to retard manually as not retarding also has its consequences.
BOAC: please forgive me for that answer
. BTW #1715 was not the post I was talking about. Another one got deleted by the allmighty, dunno why because later someone reproduced the MMEL extensively but as we all know the allmighty has its ways. I'll try to put a link instead and will send you a private ASAP. BTW they wouldn't have needed to have advanced the thrust levers manually for a GA if the A/T were armed, right? ... and then they would not have retarded on them, so that seems to indicate they moved the levers forward manually without pushing TOGA (caution: speculative).
Jumbo Driver
Surely, we should be looking at increasing the ability of the "100's" you mention, so they can either keep up with what the automatics are doing or, alternatively, manage to properly deal with the consequences?
Still missing part of the picture, we should be looking at all aspects including automation design.
Swedish Steve
If you were flying an auto approach to a manual landing, when is the latest that you take over?
Personally, when becoming visual, taking full advantage of automation as per Boeing's. I'm on the camp of those who think AMS is not the right place to develop your manual skills.
rodbean
Simply annunciating 'RadAlt Mismatch'
I think that wouldn't have cut it here, apparently they missed a lot of cues. Better disable RETARD in case of mismatch (IMHO). I also like no RETARD at all but instead an aural warning (I like aural warnings
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Jofm5
From what I understand (I am gladly corrected) there is no alpha floor protection on the B73NG
Welcome back from outer space. BOAC & I still have to agree on that one