Air Moorea 1121 / A Seven Minute Flight Ends in Tragedy
Black Box Down
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The Black Boxes Are Still on the Overhead Panel
At that moment, his right hand was certainly still on the engency. The flight tests showed that during flap retraction, when pitch control is free the airplane dives with a high pitch ankle. At this height in flight, the only immediate action on the trim located in the center pedestal would make it possible to recover the airplane. But they're so low, he might not have had enough time for that and increase their lift before hitting the water. If instantly, when it snapped, you know, when the control cable snapped, if you had instantly started trimming the plane in three seconds, he could have recovered it. And there's not enough time, yes, if you nowif
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