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Old 12th Sep 2012, 19:31
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tchaikovsky
 
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Kilo, it doesn't matter what type of aircraft or what type of auto throttle/thrust system. As pilots, out primary role in these modern days is to monitor the automatics. Secondary to this is the age old skill of monitoring the instruments. The fact that speed can be allowed to decay so much to the point of stall
is mind boggling. Having said that I wasn't there to witness the event unfold so I cant pass judgement.

During an approach I would say 40% of my attention is on the ASI. Having seen in the sim just how slow a modern jet has to get to actually stall does make me wonder how these events actually occur.
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