Dozy,
Just how much of the range that is possible of NU on the THS would be used in a normal cruising flight at altitude ?
You have flown the sim ( with any limitations that may or may not have had). Your recent experience exceeds mine by several decades. (Earlier aircraft types used to cruise with the trim close to the middle, more than a notch or two, up or down would be uncommon.)
"Almost fully NU..." would have made "my oil pressure warning light / excess THS" illuminate, (had it been fitted).
Perhaps this would still have been too late for the Captain. But there were two other pilots...
The CVR print-out can give no indication of just how "10,000 ft." was said, as the first mention of direction of travel.
Last edited by Jetdriver; 1st Oct 2012 at 04:33.