Originally Posted by Chris516

I know there is more to it. Because, If the speed is too slow in the climb. The plane, in essence. Will not be able to counter the earth's gravitational pull. Yes, I know about autopilot. Once altitude has been reached, is when the autopilot is turned on. Wasn't the case of the China Airlines 747SP. Where the Captain had left the cockpit, then the First Officer started having a problem almost immediately. Didn't the First Officer think that putting the plane in a nose-up attitude, was how to gain altitude. When he was actually slowing the plane down, creating the stall. But when the Captain came back. Instead of correcting the First Officer's mistake. The Captain made it worse. By copying the First Officer's mistake.