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Old 9th Sep 2011, 07:28
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi DozyWannabe,

The two co-pilots didn't hear / recognise / believe / admit (any of those) the stall and insisted on applying TOGA 15 degs pitch throughout the stall warning.
When the Captain arrived on the flight deck, the stall warning ceased because IAS<60 kts. If it had continued - then maybe he would have diagnosed the problem correctly.

To prevent a similar accident, is your solution to simply change the crew?
I think BEA will arrive at a different conclusion.

Edit. Please explain how you think it is possible for a heavy aircraft to be airborne, yet travel through the air with a speed <60 kts.

@machinbird.
I agree.
Here is an example where the crew acted correctly.
BA 747 crew commended for escaping near-stall on take-off

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