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Old 17th Jun 2011, 00:34
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Your turn to read again. I say no such thing. THS at 3 degrees, at drop
Uhm, I did:

Originally Posted by bearfoil
Ten degrees nose UP? That tells us nothing about the AoA, or the position of the THS. Was it already at 13.2? Did pilot cease his initial NU and begin his repeated ND inputs? The 7000fpm suggests the climb was (initially) very rapid, and there is no reason to think the THS was not "UP" having corrected for a chronic descent?
Originally Posted by bearfoil
A/P will hang in until 13 degrees Pitch UP before it quits. If the descent was transient, and chronic, why shouldn't the THS react with 13 degrees nose up?
Originally Posted by bearfoil
This means that the THS may have been responsible for the A/P quitting. 13.2 degrees exceeds its Limit for TRIMMING.
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