Joyriding Pilots Make Fatal Mistake / Pinnacle Airlines 3701
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Flight Crew Misuse of Autopilot Air Speed Mode
The flight crew, like i said, they were in the wrong autopilot mode. The cockpit voice recorder did not indicate whether the crew consulted the company's altitude and climbability charts before initiating this climb. This shows that the pilots did not understand how air speed effects airplane performance. If they had reacted appropriately, this was totally salvageble o.
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