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“The flight data
recorder from a USAir Boeing 737 which
crashed near Pittsburgh three years ago
showed the control column pulled fully
back as the bank angle reached 90
degrees and staying there as the
aircraft rolled fully upside down.
"In 1991 there was a similar crash of a
United 737 at Colorado Springs. The FAA
investigators considered the possibility
that the aircraft was upset by
turbulence and that the pilots’
reactions were not timely and
appropriate. Keeping the control column
fully aft while inverted is not a good
survival tactic for an aircraft of this
size, which highlights the need for even
the most basic aerobatic skills when
flying for a commercial operator.
"Training should include flights in
aerobatic aircraft to practice recovery
techniques because no simulator can
model the disorientation of actually
being upside down... recurrent training
every two years, with time in an actual
aircraft, would be a good start.”
Source: Aviation Week & Space
Technology, May 8, 1995
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