Originally Posted by Lyman
HazelNuts39: Howdy. Is there any possibility at all that RHS was following in his scan the V/S (SELECT) at 5000fpm descent at a/p loss, confused it with the Nose Down he saw at takeover, and imprinted it in his initial S/A? Therefore the NU?
Maybe you should ask a pilot which I'm not. The trace of V/S Selected on page 111 prior to A/P disconnect shows 0 fpm with regular 'spikes' to -5000 fpm (the much debated 'zipper'). After A/P disconnect the spikes disappear and the trace shows 0 fpm for about 15 seconds and then starts jumping up and down to +5000, -5000, +5000, 0, +11000 where it remains for about 20 seconds.
The FD was not available immediately after AP disconnect, but briefly reappeared about 10 seconds later.
I'm afraid I don't understand your question.