Originally Posted by
MATELO
Just a question from SLF.
What would the possibility be of the pilots using the wrong input dial for the go around height. ie 3000ft and instead using the heading selector 300 making the aircraft turn.
Is this at all possible or would the auto-land function over ride any manual inputs.
When engaged in NAV mode, no input from the HDG or ALT selector can make the a/c climb/descend or turn.
If it was an FMC assisted VOR approach (which I think it must have been), the a/c would be in NAV mode and following the track drawn by the FMC inbound to rwy 09, till the crew had the rwy in sight at which point they would disconnect the A/P and take manual control of the a/c. Highly unlikely that the a/c would be in ‘managed’ mode (A/P engaged w/ HDG/ALT selected) on a VOR approach, that too a few miles from touchdown, but then I may be wrong...?