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Old 5th Feb 2010, 13:27
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Autopilot Pitch Trim

Should pitch trim be allowed to continue to run nose up when below bug speed, just to stay on the glideslope?

Sure, the THY crew had stall protection in the form of shaker; that's a bit late when close to the ground. Seems like most here agree the excessive pitch trim caused excessive pitch up when full power applied.

Would the crew have been better served in this energy decay for the autopilot to not trade airspeed for glideslope? If the autopilot had bug speed priority over glideslope, the GPWS would have provided adequate warning of Glideslope deviation, while the plane still had safe airspeed and trim. At the same time, it would be preserving energy to maximize the glide.

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