Originally Posted by
nick14
Jammed stab,
Review the lift equation and then rethink.
The aircraft will decelerate and then descend, it's not dangerous at all and Boeing have tested it!
Follow the procedure
Flight path vector receives static inputs so may be unreliable, depends on the failure.
Thanks for the info. However, I may not necessarily just mindlessly "Follow the procedure" as is often quoted and will consider maintaining present pitch and power while in cruise as we do know that this has been working for much of the flight so far. I suspect a few captain's here might say "I have control" if their F/O ever did such a maneuver in normal flight at top of descent with reasoning for taking control being that it was an unsafe maneuver. But I may be wrong.
How about a few out there on this thread actually try this at TOD and then post back on this thread what the result was. Reduce power, pitch up slowly to avoid a climb and then get back to us. Try for flights below at and above optimum. It is deemed to be safe so there should be no issues. It will be interesting to hear the results.