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Old 31st Jul 2014, 01:00
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FGD135
 
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Bring back the big round dial

Such question makes no sense from the statistical point of view.
Ok then, just name one or two where the aircraft stalled, following a period of airspeed decay of which the pilots were apparently unaware.


We have had 4 accidents since 2009 where these factors were the key ingredient in the crash.


I have been a long time student of air safety but cannot think of even ONE accident like this from the era prior to the airspeed tape.


The closest related accident that I can find was to the China Airlines A300 that stalled during a go-round at Nagoya in 1994, but in this case the pilots were highly aware of the airspeed (the CVR revealed a comment about the aircraft being likely to stall). A fight had broken out between the PF and the autopilot - all because the FO had bumped the TOGA button on late finals.


There was an almost identical accident 4 years later at Taipei. Same airline, same type. During the go around there was a struggle between the pilots and autopilot, with a stall resulting.
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