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Old 25th May 2017, 15:03
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John,
The catastrophic scenarios was to face an all engines failure 3000 ft in the climb over a big city.
The catastrophic scenarios would have been to opt for another option ... but in the end, find yourself unable to make the desired runway ...

Originally Posted by PENKO
Are you absolutely sure?
Absolutely, as stated in the report.
  • Above 150ft the airplane was not in alpha prot.
  • Below 150ft it was.
  • And additionally passing 50ft it was not anymore.

Honestly answer us please CONFiture, what result do you expect in a 737 with an average pilot
I won't tell for the 737, not to exacerbate any passion, but we can take a 320 with a direct relation between stick and elevators displacements.
Data show that there were margin for improvements to be made at attitude and ROD levels for touchdown.
Airbus, for good reasons, put a margin between a-prot and a-max, and they did also between a-max and a-stall.
When Sully touchdowned there were still 3.5 deg to even reach a-max ...
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