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Old 5th Aug 2010, 05:51
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p51guy;
PJ2, we were required to add max power and pitch up 20 degrees for max angle of climb if we got a GPWS alert. It might not be the same for all airlines.
Okay, see what you meant now, thanks. The 20deg/max power is likely airplane-related, not airline related. The 20deg/Max power is a standard GPWS response (from the DC9 on, if I recall)- some advise "until the stickshaker", (B767), Embraer (190) advises "increase pitch to a max climb attitude" which seems to leave the pitch open to interpretation.

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