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Old 21st Mar 2009, 17:23
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EMIT
 
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To stall or not to stall

Qoute from NormanStanleyFletcher

"that prevents the crew from stalling a serviceable aircraft"

The A-320 in Bangalore, many moons ago, was not stalled, but it fared no better than the THY B-737. In fact, if I recall correctly, every soul on board that non-stalled airliner perished as the autopilot neatly descended it into the ground, thanks to a clueless crew, clueless to perfectly annunciated FMGS modes.

Please note that this post is not Airbus versus Boeing, I am experienced on both and know well that both have pro's and con's. Point is that in the end, it is the crew that must save the ship.

And about lawyers - you know how you can tell the difference between the carcasses of a rattlesnake and a lawyer on a desert road?
The rattlesnake corpse has brake/skid marks in front of it.
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