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Old 23rd Dec 2011, 14:40
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Originally Posted by Machinbird
In fact what finally appears to have stopped the oscillation was likely intervention by the other crew member, probably by freezing the yoke in roll, but it is also possible that PF changed his strategy.
Alternatively, the final touchdown resulted in a natural switch from lateral movements to pitch - keeping the nose down by pushing forward. I know I'm a critic of the "No pilot would ever..." statement, but the fact is that continung lateral input while pushing forward would be incredibly unnatural.
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