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Old 07-30-2023 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Well, that's because the jet's inferior design results in the engines having more to do with the pitch control than the elevators.

Always thought the primary pitch control was trim, secondary was thrust and the elevators were for tweaking the result.
It's because it has the same AP system/philosophy as the 767-400.

In both aircraft you hit the TOGA buttons/paddles for TO unlike the ER. In both aircraft the restriction is "AP off, then AT off." Again unlike the ER.
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Old 07-31-2023 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ebl14
Hmm, this is a common interview question. How did you prepare to answer it, I’m assuming you didn’t get the chance at the big show.


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HA! Brutal. If you didn’t know his delusional post history you could mistake him for a troll.
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Old 08-01-2023 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by m3113n1a1
We never land with the auto throttles on the mighty 737 unless we're auto landing
Pshh, that’s some old school thinking!
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