Jofm5 - to correct a common misunderstanding, there is no such thing as 'alpha floor' on the 737. It is 'min speed reversion' - covered elsewhere here and is significantly different in action. According to my info from Boeing, while MSR is available at most times, it is NOT available on an autopilot flown ILS so would not have worked at AMS.
I was alone at the controls of a VC10 at 21
- wot! No-one fly with you......
