Posts by user "ManaAdaSystem" [Posts: 6 Total up-votes: 12 Pages: 1]

Landing gear down when the aircraft struggles to climb is a key factor in this accident. It points to a \xabgear up\xbb but flaps incorrectly selected up instead. It has happened before several times, but without tragic results.

A mayday call will normally contain information about the nature of the emergency.
The flaps instead of gear is based on the landing gear being down throughout the whole emergency. It\x92s just weird. I get that it may be overlooked in a stressful situation, but when they had time for a mayday call?
So, someone said the 747 will have an early thrust reduction if you retract flaps too early, is this also the case with the 787?

Emirates nearly crashed a fully functional B-777 on takeoff because of a incorrect altitude set on the FCU. 4 pilots in the cockpit. Emirates crashed a fully functional B-777 on go around because none of the pilots saw the thrust levers move to idle.
Anything is possible.
To mix up flaps and gear has little to do with where the levers are. I have that happen to me on the 737 NG. Thankfully, that wing is very forgiving and I just lowered the pitch and kept flying.
A mix up in this case looks less likely, but an incorrect set up of the FCU is a possibility. As well as almost any thinkable or unthinkable cause.
Two engines stopping at the exact same time with no yaw? Not very likely. Birdstrike is normally a messy event. Contaminated fuel? No other aircraft affected.

Regarding the flashing green and white lights. On Airbus aircraft the emergency exit lights come on when the gear is down, and goes out when the gear is raised. Is this also the case on the 787?
if so, if the gear is/stays in transit (as the gear tilt may suggest) can this make the exit lights cycle on and off?
Just a thought.

A low level ALT Capture with autopilot ON would have made the aircraft pitch down quite hard. The same if flown manually and FDs followed (like Emirates). This aircraft did not pitch down.
If flown manually and pitch kept normal, the speed would initially drop, then increase as the speed dropped under the \xabcapture\xbb speed.
This aircraft was not flown pitch down into the ground.
Flaps instead of gear has been tested to be possible to fly out of.

Two engines stopped. At the same or nearly the same time.

The possible billion dollar question is why?

Tankering. If the fuel is way cheaper where they start, it pays to carry extra fuel. The Middle East airlines have been doing this at on big scale for many years.