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February 23, 2012
"Stall, stall, stall, stall!" It gets your attention.
The aircraft starts to fall toward Kansas dirt, nose oscillating a few degrees above and below the horizon, wings still level. I push the stick forward and force the nose sharply down to break the stalled condition. The terrified digital voice goes quiet ... Flight Level 390: Old Dog Training
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 23, 2012 8:56 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Too bad it didn't get the attention of the Air France crew that rode a deep stall all the way to an Atlantic graveyard. Hopefully all Airbus crews are getting this training now.
My motto these days, "If it ain't Boeing, I'm not going."
Posted by: Jimmy J. at February 23, 2012 9:06 AM
Like they say... "Push the stick forward and the houses get bigger. Pull the stick back and the houses get smaller. Hold it there, and darned if they don't start getting bigger again!"
ps. Power-off stalls I always liked... power-on stalls, not so much.
Posted by: sherlock at February 23, 2012 5:26 PM
EgyptAir 990 and SilkAir 185 proved that Boeings aren't idiot-proof either. If one or more crew members try hard enough they will destroy even the best aircraft.
Posted by: Scott M at February 24, 2012 2:46 AM