atpcliff
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Hi!
I've done a lot of DC-9 training lately.
We were told not to use the autopilot when there is a lot of ice. We were also warned if we hear the autopilot trimming a lot, to puch off the autopilot and check the trim situation.
Also, we were told to land with 25 flaps (40 is normal) if there are any problems: High crosswinds, thrust problems, problems with the aircraft flyability, etc.
They also talked about tailplane icing, and how to work the wing vs. tailplane icing system. Before we are allowed to go to flaps 40 (the final setting) in an icing situation, the tail needs to have been just de-iced, or, after ANY use of the icing system anytime, the tail needs to be de-iced at the end of the sequence.
We did NOT practice tail stalls in the sim, just regular ones. I do think that NO ONE is required by the FAA to do anything other than the standard stall series. Our instructor told us how the stall series is not like in real life, and had us do some wing stalls in real-world situations (but still no tail-stall scenarios).
cliff
GRB
I've done a lot of DC-9 training lately.
We were told not to use the autopilot when there is a lot of ice. We were also warned if we hear the autopilot trimming a lot, to puch off the autopilot and check the trim situation.
Also, we were told to land with 25 flaps (40 is normal) if there are any problems: High crosswinds, thrust problems, problems with the aircraft flyability, etc.
They also talked about tailplane icing, and how to work the wing vs. tailplane icing system. Before we are allowed to go to flaps 40 (the final setting) in an icing situation, the tail needs to have been just de-iced, or, after ANY use of the icing system anytime, the tail needs to be de-iced at the end of the sequence.
We did NOT practice tail stalls in the sim, just regular ones. I do think that NO ONE is required by the FAA to do anything other than the standard stall series. Our instructor told us how the stall series is not like in real life, and had us do some wing stalls in real-world situations (but still no tail-stall scenarios).
cliff
GRB
