Plane Pitches Up Uncontrollably / Air Midwest Flight 5481 Stalls After Takeoff
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The Flight Data Recorder - What Is It?
The day before this incident, the plane had landed in charlotte after coming from west virginia. The first officer from the previous flight told the next first officer that everything was normal and was a good flying airplane. So at eight forty six, the tower controller cleared flight 54 81 for take off and instructed the crew to turn right. At eight forty seven, the first officer made a wha sound, and the captain said, oh, and then help me. This point the airplane was about 90 feet above the ground, so it like literally just taken off,. The airoplane's pitch shifted to 20 degrees, nose up, and was at a speed of a hundred 39 knots.
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