CAT3508 337 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Australia's air safety watchdog is investigating a serious mid-air incident involving a Qantas jet that suffered a so-called 'stick shaker' warning, injuring 15 passengers. The drama unfolded about 110km southeast of Hong Kong last Friday after flight QF29 took off from Melbourne. The 'stick-shaker' device causes the aircraft's control stick to vibrate noisily to warn the pilot of an imminent stall. It takes a physical, rather than visual, form so the crew will be alerted even if they are not looking at the panel. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau classified the Boeing 747's incident as serious and said a report would be released 'within several months' after it interviewed the flight crew. 'The flight crew disconnected the autopilot and manoeuvred the aircraft in response,' it 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 it? Don't keep us in suspense! Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 better check he's alright....maybe the lines dropped......probably be in Airliner World next month Link to post Share on other sites
CAT3508 337 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Sorry, I suppose that should have been "to it" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 ha...funny how just one word in error, or omission can make a huge 2 Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,010 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Yes, I remember when there was 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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