Originally Posted by Turbine D
Originally Posted by Winnerhofer
Club 410, Club 430 and QZ's QRH
What, if anything, does this have to do with this thread, AF 447? We need to be told…
Regarding Club 410, the connection would be that the Pinnacle crash was mentioned in the AF447 report, since it involved a stall at cruise altitude. Other than that, there are more differences than similarities.
- The Pinnacle crew were quite aware that they were pushing the performance limits of their aircraft, and they had already made a request to descend. The stall occured after ATC had told them to stand by, and apparently they feared the stall less than a descent without clearance (which would have drawn more attention to the foolishness of their little joyride).
- The Pinnacle crew recovered from the stall at first, losing only about 3000 feet, if I recall correctly. That would somehow fit with the description of the accident Captain by one of his colleagues as "the best stick-and-rudder pilot" he could think of.
- Anyway, while the stall was an essential part of that accident sequence, too, it was not the immediate cause of the crash.
Last edited by noske; 31st Dec 2014 at 16:47.
Reason: oops, last sentence was incomplete