Originally Posted by gums
I am disturbed by some here that believe you can handle an emergency situation or an "upset" ( love that term, and cracks me up and guess it really means "WTF?, over") by following rote, memorized procedures for more than a few seconds.
- I am equally disturbed that you are 'disturbed'
What EXACTLY do you propose a pilot should do for those 'few seconds' when all is 'WTF' confusion? What do you suggest that stall recovery should be? 'By rote' reduce AoA or some other gums method involving what process? Nose high, speed falling - 'by rote' lower the nose, use power with care and bank if necessary or 'by gums' - let's see, I have 25deg nose up and 4000fpm up and speed decreasing through Vstall+20, so out with the spin-wheel/QRH and I need......................?
I'm afraid I cannot see your point, sir. Indeed, on the many occasions when I was, like you, 'outside the envelope' in my miltary days it was the 'by rote' that saved me..