>
>Or you could have flown the torque and attitude had you been straight and level
>
Yes, if straight and level. It was a bit unnerving at the time, but there
were few options available.
>
– something which those poor Air France pilots failed to do. I was reading
the report
>at work the other day (I teach spatial disorientation to military aircrew) and
>noted
>that they maintained 40 deg AOA for the last part of the aircraft’s descent.
>
Can you send me that report? I have only heard sketchy details.
>
>If the poor chaps had only held a decent attitude until the probes started
>working again . . .
>
The situation they were in would dictate slowing to
maneuvering/penetration speed and holding a level attitude with the artificial
horizon. From what I heard at the time they had insufficient experience to
recognise that and the primary pilot was absent from the flight deck.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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