Control Malfunctions & Flight Instrument Anomalies, by Captain Warren VanderBurgh.
What it is
An American Airlines training video by Captain Warren VanderBurgh on control malfunctions and flight instrument anomalies. It discusses real incidents such as runaway trim and instrument failures and how crews should respond.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in aviation threads as a gripping primary-source account of incidents like stabilizer trim moving without the pilot's knowledge.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2016, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“There's an engaging account of this incident in an American Airlines training seminar that's now on Youtube”
Engaging, dramatic account of an incident from an airline training seminar
meredydd, 2016-01 · Recommendation · in “Requiem for a Trijet Masterpiece – The Lockheed L-1011”
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Topics: flight controls, stabilizer trim, pilot training, american airlines, instrument failure
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