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Old 15th Jun 2011, 14:24
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wiggy:

Problem is the airline bean counters are not going to like the idea of pilots being taken "off line" to indulge in some form of high AOA manouvering course ( though we could invoke the tombstone imperative). Also would such training, presumably in a light aircraft, really prepare one to really unload the wing of a 200 tonne plus airliner at night, in IMC?
If a pilot is adept at attitude instrument flying, power management, and recognition of erroneous airspeed indications, he would unload the wing whether or not he understood the aerodynamic implications.

Having said that, having conventional thrust levers and flight controls would probably help as well.
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