2011-05-27 10:54 | fche blog flying stall inexperience

According to this new BEA report, the last few minutes of Air France 447 were spent with the aircraft plummeting in deep stall, with the pilots exacerbating the situation by nose-up pitch controls. Just like Colgan 3407. It sounds a though big iron pilot practice needs more focus on basic stick & rudder flying. Mechanical emergencies are drilled non-stop, and have become relative non-events when they occur in real life. May aerodynamic emergencies become as well-practiced sometime.

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