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Strategies & Market Trends : The Financial Collapse of 2001 Unwinding
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To: elmatador who wrote (2591)6/19/2019 4:58:28 PM
From: Elroy Jetson1 Recommendation

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Maurice Winn

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The specific issue that turning the Trim Control Wheel on a Boeing might take too much effort if the aircraft is flying too fast is addressed by:

the Speed Brake which is conveniently located right next to the trim wheel;

and the Engine Throttle just forward of the Speed Brake to bring the aircraft back under control.

It requires a pilot to understand this because they know how to fly the plane. A typical airline passenger would be unlikely to guess how to do this, especially in an emergency, which is why airlines hire pilots to actually fly the aircraft while passengers enjoy snacks and videos.
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This knowledge might be easily forgotten in a panic by a "pilot" with only 200 hours flying experience which is why airlines don't make pilots with only 200 hours experience Captains.

Except for weird Third World airlines in Ethiopia who were warned "of the consequences of making captains out of people with limited experience flying planes" by their former Chief Training Pilot from Europe before he resigned a few months prior to the crash.



Watch the Trim-Wheel in action as the Pilot demonstrates the manual power-Trim feature, similar to the "Auto-Throttle / Auto-Trim" feature activated with a simple lever-click.

Nose-Down / Nose-Up All implemented by the Elevator Tabs on the tail. Notice the HORN if a large Trim adjustment is made - so the pilot can't miss out on what's going on.

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