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Forum: Tech Log

13th Oct 2018, 22:35

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Boeing incidents/accidents due to Thrust/Pitch mode mishandling

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Posted By tdracer

I've been in the flight deck as an observer for...

I've been in the flight deck as an observer for countless flight tests and simulator sessions. Every single time, the pilot flying would leave one hand resting on the throttles during final...

Forum: Tech Log

12th Oct 2018, 18:41

Replies: 86

Boeing incidents/accidents due to Thrust/Pitch mode mishandling

Views: 16,330

Posted By tdracer

Not incompetent as such, but do we have to design...

Not incompetent as such, but do we have to design for the "99 percentile bad" pilot, which may not be far removed from incompetent... Sadly, in many cases this means making the system "less good"...

Forum: Tech Log

11th Oct 2018, 22:25

Replies: 86

Boeing incidents/accidents due to Thrust/Pitch mode mishandling

Views: 16,330

Posted By tdracer

With the exception of the 787, the autothrottle...

With the exception of the 787, the autothrottle cert basis on all Boeing aircraft was for a 'Design Assurance Level' (DAL) B or C system (depending on which aircraft) - 'flight critical' is DAL A. In...

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