Originally Posted by
md11retiree
"And Colgan Air was going by the FAA requirements when it decided not to include a stick pusher demo in its training program. "
Isn't that unthinkable and unbelievable? Stall recovery training (to me) is as basic as you can get in training. We used to do 'unusual attitude' training, but flying at 3am was unusual enough. Maybe management will mandate autolands always and permanently.
Watching the purple jets from terra firma is great. 60 never came too soon. Good luck and fly safe.
In the past year, I have been through initial training on two different aircraft types at a (very) large legacy carrier. One of these types has a stick "nudger" and the other has a full blown stick pusher. In neither case did I get to experience these systems in action; training was always to recover at the first indication of a stall (shaker). Of course, I understand the philosophy behind this; as pilots, we should always react correctly at the first indication of a stall. However, since I have never experienced a stick pusher, how do I know that I would react properly?
You guys seems surprised (shocked?) that the Colgan pilots had not recieved training in stick pusher recoveries. Sadly, this training oversight extends far beyond Colgan. This is something that needs to be part of all 121 training programs, and probably needs to be adressed at the FAA level.
Sorry for the thread drift
