B-738 Crash in Russia Rostov-on-Don
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IMHO opinion what is vital in a crash like this is that ALL the relevant facts are published. No BS white-wash. We, the profession, must demand full disclosure.
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Mana Ada..nothing happens you just imbelish yourself with your petty argument.Am not an instructor...but a trained investigator.Those Golden nuggets might very well save your neck one day...if you pay attention.
This is a forum for sharinfg Aviation thoughts and ideas.Am not sure whether you are simmer or a flyier but keep ego out of this.So..here i am applauding you for knowing how to fly.You have received severe criticism in your previous posts for your show off inputs where your knowledge perhaps requires additional instruction.A pilot that ceases to learn from others ...is a essentially a dead bird.
This is a forum for sharinfg Aviation thoughts and ideas.Am not sure whether you are simmer or a flyier but keep ego out of this.So..here i am applauding you for knowing how to fly.You have received severe criticism in your previous posts for your show off inputs where your knowledge perhaps requires additional instruction.A pilot that ceases to learn from others ...is a essentially a dead bird.
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VC10, you're overreacting. All that airbus stuff about how to fly aeroplanes should be second-nature to anybody proficient in the job. The fact that they are published just means pilots aren't trained properly any more. To be honest, I cringe every time I read that poor-English list of how-to-do-it. Not that I disagree with it, but it's all commonsense and covered by SOPs (eg FMA readouts).
Are you now going to announce that this crew didn't comply with Golden Rule number 6?
Are you now going to announce that this crew didn't comply with Golden Rule number 6?
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Rule 0: don’t crash.
It will be very enlightening if the full report produces some answers as to why an experienced crew managed to dive what appears to be a serviceable aircraft into the ground in conditions that were not that unusual. I expect we will get a lot of the “how” but be prepared for the possibility of very little “why”, apart from the obvious, e.g. loss of SA and 12 seconds of high-rate ND trim, which effectively sealed their fate.
There could be some clues in what modes the AFDS was in and whether it was being followed or not. There’s also the issue that what you need to do in a microburst (WEM) is very different to encountering positive wind gradient but all training goes into the first scenario.
Humans very occasionally behave irrationally for no apparent reason, probably due to the statistical nature of our neural networks. You can do the same task for years but one day you do it differently for no reason that you can ascertain; tiredness probably doesn't help, either. One also has to ask the question: “would the autopilot and autothrottle have done it better after a long flight and multiple missed approaches?"
It will be very enlightening if the full report produces some answers as to why an experienced crew managed to dive what appears to be a serviceable aircraft into the ground in conditions that were not that unusual. I expect we will get a lot of the “how” but be prepared for the possibility of very little “why”, apart from the obvious, e.g. loss of SA and 12 seconds of high-rate ND trim, which effectively sealed their fate.
There could be some clues in what modes the AFDS was in and whether it was being followed or not. There’s also the issue that what you need to do in a microburst (WEM) is very different to encountering positive wind gradient but all training goes into the first scenario.
Humans very occasionally behave irrationally for no apparent reason, probably due to the statistical nature of our neural networks. You can do the same task for years but one day you do it differently for no reason that you can ascertain; tiredness probably doesn't help, either. One also has to ask the question: “would the autopilot and autothrottle have done it better after a long flight and multiple missed approaches?"
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One also has to ask the question: “would the autopilot and autothrottle have done it better after a long flight and multiple missed approaches?"
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I do not buy the crew fatigue hypothesis. I would be wide awake in a go-around, especially in bad turbulence and a unusual attitude.
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How do you propose that it is engaged after 100% N1 was commanded ?
My point was that if automation is available and would reduce the workload, thereby freeing up monitoring capability, it might be a good idea. It’s very possible that this accident wouldn’t have happened if the AP and/or AT had been engaged...
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So initial "pilot error" spin didn't gather momentum so now indirectly blaming pilots thru "illusion" theory thru planted reports.
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Use captain's roster as your itinerary to fly as economy passenger, when you reach home after one week immediately go on a overnight drive.
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Use captain's roster as your itinerary to fly as economy passenger, when you reach home after one week immediately go on a overnight drive.
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My point was that if automation is available and would reduce the workload, thereby freeing up monitoring capability, it might be a good idea. It’s very possible that this accident wouldn’t have happened if the AP and/or AT had been
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Good point big picture, but in my mind after TOGA button and a fist full of thrust in a light 73 there is little hope of being able to engage automation. Control yoke pressure has to be completely released which isn't going to happen when you are struggling to keep the nose from rearing up. Same as on the classic.
There was an excess of speed and thrust, so why was the response to pitch/trim down and reapply full thrust? This could likely give the answer but we may never know...
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Initially, I agree with you, as it’s likely out-of-trim and somewhat of a handful. However, in the time it takes to get to 3,000’, one would have hoped for an opportunity to sort things out in terms of pitch trim and automation.
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totally agree with Framer! The 737 is a blunt instrument in the wrong or tired hands. I guess all airplanes respond far better to smooth application of all controls AND power.
Never been a fan of giving it a handful....
Never been a fan of giving it a handful....
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However, in the time it takes to get to 3,000’, one would have hoped for an opportunity to sort things out in terms of pitch trim and automation. Even if you just let go and engaged the autopilot, it would sort itself out to some degree
I departed two weeks ago at a weight close to what they would have been ( mid fifties) and even with a reduced climb thrust I was holding significant forward pressure on the yoke as we cleaned up and held nose down trim for two or three seconds continuously. That is normal, but I would not have liked to let go of the yoke in order to engage the a/p prior to adding an appropriate amount of trim. This situation would have been much worse because of the thrust applied. What I am saying I guess is that I don't think automation should be used to get out of a situation. It's a great tool to use and may prevent you getting into the situation, but once you are there ( 100%N1 18 degrees NU in this case) then stabbing at buttons is not the answer.
I think this comes down to the PF's brain operating in a degraded mode due to fatigue, which lead to inappropriate actions which then could not be recovered from.
The antidote to illusions is fast reliable mental processing of the visual information presented on the PFD, with good training this counters the 'seat of the pants' illusion. If you are processing information slowly or not at all, the illusion is all you have to act on. So if they do run with an 'illusion' it still suggests fatigue in my mind.
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I get what you're saying Framer but if it's the last resort, or one of, then podging the AP button might just save the day. It would be counterintuitive and it would take a firm frame of (unfatigued) mind and an awareness of "I've lost the plot" to do in a nose high snafu. But if the worlds falling apart around your ears and you can sort it out then I say podge away.
