I am sorry to everyone if I came across as arrogant. That was certainly not my intent. I think I also forgot that I was posting in one of the professional pilot forums on PPRUNE and I probably should have posted my comments more in a forum like Spectators Balcony.
However, my main points about concentrating on flying the aircraft have been made by others in this thread also, albeit in more detail due to their professional knowledge of aviation. But instead of commenting on flight procedures, I would like to ask some questions which have bugging me for some time now:
(1) Knowing these facts and the warnings which were being generated in the cockpit, what would have been your priorities as a 737NG-type-rated pilot to bring the plane back under control after the first sign of "trouble" or after the first warnings started appearing (left altimeter, gear down warning etc...)?
(2) Are there ANY conditions which would have caused the throttles to go to IDLE BY DESIGN of the 737-800's autopilot systems (as opposed to a malfunction?)
Again, I am sorry for my tone, and I do realize that I over-stepped my bounds.
John
Last edited by Byrna; 2nd May 2009 at 22:41.