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Old 7th Mar 2017, 07:57
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sika hulmuta
 
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Well said Wiggy. It seems some people, who perhaps haven't flown this type of machine, are unaware of the gross inconsistencies that seem to be present.

These are not small errors, the sum of which add up to something awful, but major deviations from the planned profile and indeed norm. and the differences must have been sensed by AH at the time (acceleration rates, stick force per G, rate of pitch, buffet levels, engine noise, thrust lever position, to name a few) as well as the obvious of just looking at the instruments and the outside picture.

I really cannot believe that any pilot would deliberately continue a manoeuvre knowing he had got so badly out of shape or if he knew he had an engine or systems problem. It just beggars belief. Therefore the only conclusion can be that he didn't know he was so much out of shape or was hugely distracted.

This isn't a case of being blasé, gash or trying to "wing it". It is much much more. Something happened, and we don't know what. Or most importantly, Why.
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