Originally Posted by
The Lev
So at what speed should the pilot have been flying the aircraft? Boeing is completely silent on the fact that the pilots could have been flying below maximum allowed velocity and not have been able to manually adjust trim. Do you agree that some guidance there might have helped the pilots if overspeed is a concern?
Based on Juan Browns comments about the preliminary report, it appears the pilots did not touch the throttles, which is unusual. After take-off, it's SOP in any aircraft to throttle back to prevent over speed. This was apparently not done and there were over speed warnings. Any certified pilot knows that controlling airspeed is a fundamental part of flying any aircraft. No guidance should be required for this.
With regards to manual trimming, the "guidance" was provided as part of their certification to be a 737 pilot. 737 pilots are trained to manually trim the aircraft, including what to do in the event of runaway trim and how to manually trim the aircraft using the trim wheels. As part of this training, they would know that the faster the aircraft is going, the more difficult it will be to do this, due to aerodynamic forces. If they had read the AD, which one would hope occurred after the first crash, the situation they found themselves in should have been clear.