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Old 15th Dec 2009, 20:23
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bearfoil
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Again, no. In missing my point (and others) you are making a good argument for leaving the a/c as is and hiring/training better qualified airmen.

The Shaker went off. OMFG! Not really, we train for it, right? Captain Renslow by that time had become his own worst enemy instead of his a/c's best friend. The airplane was getting slow, but was flying, albeit in an attitude that needed attention.

Why not a red flip cover on the bug. Locked out until a check list is punched in on a screen. Why not a condition lever (s) that warns (audio), they need a finer pitch? props, props, props,.........

Instead of more refinement of systems to prevent knucklehead action, traditionally it is more incumbent on the aircrew to know their a/c.

Why a pull at shaker? Fear? A flash that he might 'fail' the checkride? He did what he was trained, except for the attitude of the a/c. Were it in level flight, and the Incr ref was on (switched on by the check airman), he maintains altitude, and increases power. 'Fly through shaker'. Either it wasn't trained well enough, or he was not competent to fly that a/c, or some combination. The a/c wasn't even close to departing when the shaker startled our captain. The a/c became his enemy, to be controlled, figured out, bested, whatever; it didn't depart until his constant pull slowed the a/c down to pusher, and he still didn't let go, aided by his lack of awareness of the condition levers at level out, his degrading a/s, and the rolling trim up of the nose to maintain altitude. He let's go, loses altitude, and gets fired, but everybody walks home.

bear