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Old 15th Sep 2016, 08:30
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Oakape
 
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No one can remember everything in all the manuals. There will always be circumstances where you will forget something or not be able to bring it to mind quickly enough in the time available. The less you use something, the more this will be true.


I once had an F/O bounce a badly executed x-wind landing some 50' into the air, with the thrust levers at idle, & then let go of the controls. I didn't even think of TOGA. I didn't have the luxury of the time required to think & then act. I simply pushed the thrust levers way forward & then tried to pick a pitch attitude that would not lead to a stall on one hand, but also not lead to an excessive sink rate on the other. Eventually the power came in & the incident had a happy ending, but it was not much fun.


Sometimes you just need to be able to fly, not operate the equipment.
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