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Old 26th Mar 2014, 05:36
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Capn Rex Havoc
 
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Leadsled,

The post further back was to do with the mishandling of an overspeed by the crew on an A320.

As posted - the QRH actions for an AIRBUS for overspeed CLEARLY state

AP:KEEP ON
SPEED BRAKES LEVER .... FULL
THRUST REDUCTION .... MONITOR

Whilst not officially a memory item - it essentially is- because you don't have time to consult the qrh when encountering an overspeed.

The Jetstar crew handled this extremely poorly, of which I can only assume it is due to a lack of training in the sim of overspeed events.

There is no place for handling a big jet at 41000 ft manually. Humans just can't do it as well as an autopilot to handle the reduced longitudinal stability at high altitude.
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