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Old 13th Aug 2011, 22:29
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Mr Optimistic
 
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There's an awfully long discussion going on about this but (as an SLF) would a real pilot please explain how you could sit for minutes with a nose high attitude, good power from the engines, a descent at 10000+ ft/min and not at the very least suspect - or admit as an option - you were stalled. As it clearly did happen it seems to me that the complexity and general protections offered by the aircraft in normal operations are such that they (and the training) have distorted the mental perceptions and outlook to the extent that physical realities have been exstinguished.
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