Air France Flight 296Q Crashes at Airshow / Airbus Crashes in Front of Hundreds of Spectators
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Airplanes - What's Up With the Auto Throttle?
Pilots took off at about 12 forty one, and they climbed to an altitude of two thousand feet. While in level flight, the auto throttle was disengaged so tha pilots could manually control the thrust and warnings related to the landing gear and the radio altimeter. The descent rate was about 600 feet per minute. Pilots then set their pressure setting for the hapshim airport on the altimeter and cross checked to make sure everything was all right. A second 200 feet arl message went off and interrupted a personal remark made by the first officer. At 12 forty four, they start to descend. They pull the throttle back, extend the flaps and lower the landing gear. You
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