Originally Posted by
Pugilistic Animus
IMC vs VMC is a huge difference!
I know - but *in that case* the more problematic lack of experience was high-altitude manual handling, where the aircraft's response in the 3 axes will be far more sensitive due to the lower-density air. That crew's only manual handling experience was takeoff to a couple of thousand feet and approach/landing.
Originally Posted by
flarepilot
dozy...now I know you are wrong...the DC9 had something the 737 didn't have...take a look at the upper fuselage and the finger like metal...then look it up.
Possibly, but if the corrosion had occurred either before or at the apex of the finger lap, then you might have had a scenario which was the same or worse, due to pressure buildup along the finger laps that were holding.