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Old 15th Mar 2013, 02:53
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hikoushi
 
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Lest we forget that any airplane can be stalled into the ground from cruise altitude, remember:

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

...which is applicable to the present discussion due to the nature of the accident, and to the original intent of this thread due to the airplane type. DC-9 variants are some of the most "manual" airplanes out there (about to leave a seat in one for an Airbus, so no prejudice either way here. Will report back after getting used to the new beast).

If the pitch and power setting for a 3 degree final approach is not in the manual (don't have manuals for the airplane yet so couldn't say what's in ours), how about figuring it out the same way you did when you got your instrument rating (assuming that was in the days where GA piston singles did not have PFDs, GPS, and flight directors). Next time you are on final out there somewhere, take a look and write it down. In fact, let me know; I need some sim gouge!
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