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Old 19th Jun 2010, 19:09
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Smilin_Ed
 
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Go Around Philosophy

Doesn't anyone ever just add power gradually so as not to induce vertigo or precipitate an "unusual attitude"? It's called flying the airplane. The guys at Madrid didn't fly the airplane. They just hauled it up into a stall. With enough power available to make some folks concerned about overspeeding the flaps on a GA, it doesn't seem to me that you need a whole fist full to keep from busting minimums and climbing out smoothly.

Unions originally started out to preserve quality in the work of their members. What do pilots' unions have to say about training? Are they not concerned about the erosion of basic flying skills, especially under IMC? How about chief pilots? Do they have no interest in maintenance of flying skills.
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