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Old 21st May 2012, 22:29
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I read Bubbers, 'bird, Retired, Okie et al and I, too, question the procedures.

The 'almost an AF447' thread shows what I see as a problem with the procedures, if not with the profiles the jets are flying. To wit, a fascination with overspeed. The reaction to pull up. But then, we see "what the hell are we doing climbing so far?".

Why are the jets flying so close to a mach limit?

Why is not the first step to get the throttles outta the damned "auto" mode?

Why not use same logic for the AoA probes as the pitot probes? If they all agree then keep using AoA "protection" ( how I hate that term).

Where's the PNF commenting about the sustained climb?

And at Doze.... if that's the control laws working "normally" and the standard procedures, then both need to be changed, IMHO.
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