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Old 03-23-2022 | 08:58 AM
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From: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
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The trim bias on an auto land sequence is considerable. A go around at 50 feet with a high thrust setting coupled with a stabilizer runaway at low altitudes would be extremely challenging for even experienced 737 pilots, particularly with the “startle factor”. (For example).

Which hasn’t happened, as far as I know.

It would be interesting to have thrown some of the MCAS failures at regular crews in the sim with no warning back when this came out and see what happened.



(“Understanding Air France 447” was a great book if you know Airbus systems. The scenario that killed everyone on board that flight had previously been dealt with successfully a couple of times by NWA crews. There was also a known AD that was addressing the mechanical weak point over time; I suppose the takeaway is to be aware of ADs for your aircraft all the time and be ready for possible consequences).
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