U.S. Air Aborted Takeoff PHL

Ouch. So typically, how are you suppose to handle a tail strike situation? A high speed aborted takeoff seems a bit risky just for that. It will be interesting to read the final report.
 
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I forget.

Isn't it crazy how quickly you can brain dump stuff when you know you don't need it? Or maybe I'm just forgetful.

I was off the -700/-900 maybe a month and somebody asked me a relatively easy question..."uhh...imma have to look that up."
 
. I don't think there's a similar "derp prevention" feature on the shorter busses, but it's been a long while since my software engineering and human interface classes.

The "enhanced" A321's at US have a pitch warning (aural and displayed on the attitude indicator) during landing and flare, but I don't think there's anything during takeoff/rotation.

It's interesting that this could have occurred on an A320 after all of the emphasis/training on preventing tailstrikes after several have occurred on the A321's in recent months/years.
 
The "enhanced" A321's at US have a pitch warning (aural and displayed on the attitude indicator) during landing and flare, but I don't think there's anything during takeoff/rotation.

It's interesting that this could have occurred on an A320 after all of the emphasis/training on preventing tailstrikes after several have occurred on the A321's in recent months/years.
That's cool, thanks.
 
It seems I'm late to the party.....@Autothrust Blue already covered it nicely. Direct law blending into Normal law shortly after takeoff. So if you yank on the stick during rotation (there's a joke in there somewhere) the end result will be less than desirable (wait, is there another joke here too).
 
I concur with all the stuff said before me, so I'll don my pedantic-jerk hat (keep it in my right ass pocket); technically the aircraft is always in Normal Law as long as there are no failures, but the direct control between the stick and surface is Ground Mode or Flare Mode, which is distinct from Direct Law.

More importantly, I've heard graybeards talk about a McDonnell-Douglas "segmented rotation" during takeoff. How's that different?
 
I concur with all the stuff said before me, so I'll don my pedantic-jerk hat (keep it in my right ass pocket); technically the aircraft is always in Normal Law as long as there are no failures, but the direct control between the stick and surface is Ground Mode or Flare Mode, which is distinct from Direct Law.

More importantly, I've heard graybeards talk about a McDonnell-Douglas "segmented rotation" during takeoff. How's that different?
I forget what it was called at ATI, a delayed rotation maybe. At max weight you would rotate at Vr to about 7 degrees. When the airplane broke ground you would continue to the normal pitch attitude.

It was in the FOM that way.
 
I concur with all the stuff said before me, so I'll don my pedantic-jerk hat (keep it in my right ass pocket); technically the aircraft is always in Normal Law as long as there are no failures, but the direct control between the stick and surface is Ground Mode or Flare Mode, which is distinct from Direct Law.
Since I'm usually that pedant... :D
 
It seems I'm late to the party.....@Autothrust Blue already covered it nicely. Direct law blending into Normal law shortly after takeoff. So if you yank on the stick during rotation (there's a joke in there somewhere) the end result will be less than desirable (wait, is there another joke here too).
Yup says My hubby who is driving, so he can't post!
 
I would like to thank @BobDDuck for asking the questions that prove reason 7,045,743, why Boeing is superior to Airbus.

On the Boeing, pull back on the yoke, houses get smaller, push forward, houses get bigger.

No guessing what phase of flight the Airbus is in and figuring out why it is in that phase or what you should be doing to get it in a phase or out of a phase.
 
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