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Old 15th Apr 2013, 02:12
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bubbers44
 
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Us old timers were spring loaded to go around if 200 ft found us still in the clouds. The go around was simple, max power with pitch to 15 degrees reduce flaps, positive rate gear up. The latest Air France 777 situation where they tried to go around around at 330 ft but descended to 87 ft before climbing was I think another example of automation dependency. They depend too much on the autopilot and button pushing to handle things. The annunciator went from cat III to cat II with an alert. I guess they didn't push the right button.
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