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If it was a computer failure, though, as has been reported, how much of a say would the pilots have in avoiding a stall?
You can't discount a theory just because it 'sounds' impossible. With that theory, there shouldn't be any aircraft incidents as all 'experienced' pilots should able to handle every situation, even a computer malfunction outside of their control.
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Where is VH-QPA at the moment? I suppose it hasn't left yet
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What i am saying is that for one reason or another, the plane gained altitude, then descnded rapidly - this sounds like a stall of some sort to me, and i have absolutely no suspicion that it was the direct fault of the flight crew whatsoever. The reason for it gaining altitude will provide the key for why this incident happened - unusally high volume of hot air in the area? Flight computer malfunctioned (What caused it?). These are all questions that must be answered.
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I flew on VH-QPA from Melbourne to Hong Kong back in August 2005.
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Nick,
Rhys is saying the incident was created by a stall, not the computer glitch causing the 300 feet climb and then stalling. There has never been any mention of a stall. A 300 feet climb is a relatively minor altitude change which I doubt would directly result in the engines stalling. news.com.au has just released an article blaming computer issues for the incident. |
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Thats why its a theory and not proof - to be proven right or wrong nick.
What i did say NickN was that something caused it to gain altitude during cruise, which needs to be determined. This should in turn explain the sudden descent.
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Until we get the full story and maybe knowing what occured at what time during the flight from a data download it is hard to diagnose the fault.
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I'm not sure on the loop time on the FDR on the A330, but isn't there a danger in incidents like these that the time taken for the aircraft to land is long enough to overwrite the data from the incident?
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If the time is long enough yes of course, but I think I read somewhere the plane was on the ground in a very short time after this incident
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