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Old 14th Aug 2012, 19:04
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Lyman
 
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Hi HN. So my question is, (I could not find the new graph, would you consider posting it?), the THS was at three degrees (-) at 2:10:51. This after a climb of 3000 feet, and mostly NU elevator. The THS was also at three degrees at 2:10:05, I am confused as to where and when the THS moved NU then back to three degrees?

I grant there may be movement that is not discerned on the BEA trace provided In the report, due to lack of resolution?

I am left with a dearth of information relative to the operation of this HS. My concern is that at 2:10:58, with the advent of deterrent Buffet, the pilot had elevators only, and at the Stall he had elevators fully deflected with a THS at 13 degrees.....

I make no conclusion re: handling by this pilot, but it seems that at a critical time, his PITCH inputs may have grown by a large factor, and possibly without him knowing it (sic) such that any ND he made would not have accommodated
the newly acquired TRIM.
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