How to fly a DC9-30
09-09-2009, 11:39 AM
#31
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Hi!
We don't have "pitch hold" (I have never seen it on a -9). We have a VS wheel, and the center of it (detent) is the altitude hold position, and you have to move it one way or the other to climb or descend.
cliff
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We don't have "pitch hold" (I have never seen it on a -9). We have a VS wheel, and the center of it (detent) is the altitude hold position, and you have to move it one way or the other to climb or descend.
cliff
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09-09-2009, 12:43 PM
#32
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The ones I flew had pitch hold on the knob on the Left side of the Autopilot along with IAS and Mach hold. Seperate from the V/S wheel in the middle.
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09-09-2009, 12:49 PM
#33
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I vote for lazyness and lack of pride unless they were new to the aircraft.
09-15-2009, 06:33 PM
#34
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09-16-2009, 11:23 AM
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Here is what our A/P pitch mode selector looks like - ours must be different from yours.
09-16-2009, 11:26 AM
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That looks like the one I flew. The pitch hold was one of the NW guys tricks. It does work.
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09-16-2009, 11:41 AM
#37
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Hi!
I will try the Pitch Hold thing (if ours works!-IAS/Mach speed modes do not work on ours).
Learn something new every day!
cliff
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I will try the Pitch Hold thing (if ours works!-IAS/Mach speed modes do not work on ours).
Learn something new every day!
cliff
NBO
09-16-2009, 06:30 PM
#38
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Pitch hold works great! It stops the movement in one direction and allows you to reverse it in the other nice and smoothly...
Coming through 10000, if you have to level off to slow, it works great.
Coming through 10000, if you have to level off to slow, it works great.
02-10-2013, 01:45 PM
#39
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So yesterday I non-revved on a Northwest DC9-30. Throughout the entire flight (2 hours), the aircraft would rather abruptly make 10 degree heading changes every 60 seconds or so.
Additionally, it was apparent the aircraft had two thrust settings: full & idle. Every time the aircraft would descend, the throttles would go full idle, the nose would drop 10 degrees, and we all (the passengers) would go weightless (like on a roller coaster) for a second or two.
Now I don't know whether these behaviors are normal, but I must say that, even for a seasoned passenger, it was quite uncomfortable. All you Mad Dog Drivers out there, please enlighten me.
Additionally, it was apparent the aircraft had two thrust settings: full & idle. Every time the aircraft would descend, the throttles would go full idle, the nose would drop 10 degrees, and we all (the passengers) would go weightless (like on a roller coaster) for a second or two. Now I don't know whether these behaviors are normal, but I must say that, even for a seasoned passenger, it was quite uncomfortable. All you Mad Dog Drivers out there, please enlighten me.
02-10-2013, 02:00 PM
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