Update on Quito Iberia A346 Overrun

[Optimus Prime]

I'm flying out of UIO tomorrow AM... I will be sure to take some pics of the plane in transition

[Gabriel]

What's THS?

As programed, the THS froze at 100ft, mantaining a sightly nose down position.

[Vinco]

What would be the logic against allowing pilot full control of the reverse thrust despite ground/air mode? If you're allowed rudder inputs that cause it to structurally fail why not TR?

[flyboy2548m]

What's THS?

Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer.

[Gabriel]

Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer.

Thanks Flyboy.

Now I wonder, below 100ft and after the THS froze, will the commands keep responding in the same way as the normal law was doing before (stick centered = 1G, if not centered vertical acceleration drifts from 1G proportionally to the joystick displacement)?

I know that under the normal law the aircraft response to joystick inputs is different in different scenarios, and I always felt that it would be somehow unnatural or confusing to suddenly have a different output for the same input. I'm wondering is the flare is one of those situations where the response changes and if that could have been contributory to the acident.

After all, it doesn't sound as a bad idea to change from the glide slope of the displaced ILS to the glide slope of the PAPI to save precious meters of a short and wet runway. It doesn't sound as a manouver that requires unusual ammounts of skill either. (yes I know, it violates the stabilized approach)

Shorsch?

[Alessandro]

Well, IB still got faith in the -600, more ordered http://www.edubourse.com/finance/act...php?actu=36470
Wonder if they start flying again to Quito with this bird though?