Originally Posted by AirRabbit
I truly wish that folks would cease with the criticisms of the Air Florida crew regarding the tragic January 1982 crash at Washington, DC. without a better understanding of the facts.
Indeed.
Originally Posted by AirRabbit
Had Capt. Hoot not been one to play around with trying to deploy trailing edge flaps (by pulling circuit breakers and repositioning the flap handle)
It was a theory in the subsequent investigation, but has been vigorously disputed over the years. Perhaps an "alleged" or two might be seen as following your own advice?
As to the Air Florida - take-off power was never set, as the P2 sensors were iced up, giving an erroneous EPR reading. The FO made several comments about the engine indications at the start of the take-off roll, if I recall correctly.