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Old 12th Jul 2011, 14:24
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Originally Posted by GY
The comment regarding the THS comes later. Read the note.
- Hmm I thought that is what I posted, never mind! Specsavers?

The 'Nose-up demand' certainly does not fit with my 'understanding' of events (which again you MIGHT have noticed (Specsavers?)) but does appear frequently here as a mantra so I was looking to see if it was possible, actually. I'm sure there are those here who think PF made the a/c climb, or am I imagining that? Anyone own up or can we eliminate that 'theory??

JD-EE - indeed , and I have discussed this with my tame AB expert - we both agree that after 40 + years of 'doing aviation' neither of us had ever contemplated a situation where a tailplane could be so stalled that a nose down elevator command could be a nose up.
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