Thread: Is airspeed control in B777 fundamentally different than in a glider?
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Old July 10th 13, 06:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Vaughn
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Default Is airspeed control in B777 fundamentally different than in aglider?
On 7/10/2013 10:13 AM, wrote:
The news about the B777 accident at SFO is getting me confused.

Auto throttle or not, ILS or not, I think it's safe to assume that there
is nothing so fundamentally different about the B777 as to relieve the
pilots from their duty to be aware of their airspeed at all times,
especially while on final approach.