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Old 7th Sep 2017, 18:49
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I think the idea of handling, successfully, uncommanded open TR's in flight by reducing thrust is going to depend on height. If climbing through FL 240 converting your a/c into a glider and sorting out any roll problems is a possibility if PF has some aerobatic experience. If there is enough height there is no need for high g manoeuvring, but controlled inputs, and as someone said, let the a/c roll all the way round and catch it on the way out. Doing this at idle thrust removes a few of the very severe problems. Meanwhile the airspeed is off the clock, but hey, it's still flying. Steady the wings, gently pull out of the dive ignoring the EGPWS, trade see for height and calmly decide which is the engine to use to stabilise the a/c under control.

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