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Old 30th Sep 2011, 16:25
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Originally Posted by Centaurus
It takes 29 seconds to hold the rudder trim in the 737 full over to obtain full trim from neutral. It is hard to believe that even the most incompetent pilot would hold the switch that long in mistaken belief it was a door unlocking button. Even if he operated the aileron trim by mistake it would take about half as long to obtain full aileron trim and that includes pressing two switches together. Something not quite right here. Another case of the automatic monkey syndrome where lack of basic manual flying skills is practically non-existent in many airlines.
I tend to disagree here.

29 seconds is not a very long time. Very often the attendant or other pilot calls to gain access but takes some time to actually open the door. I've seen this happen quite a few times already. People just hold the switch to the left and keep it there until the other person actually opens the door.

I'm not sure why you are talking about aileron trim.
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