Upset Recovery

Question 1

Recall Nose High Recovery

Answer 1

1. Disengage autopilot
2. Disengage autothrottle

Recover:
1. Apply nose-down elevator, as much elevator as needed to obtain a nose down pitch rate
2. Apply appropriate nose down stabilizer trim
3. Reduce thrust
4. Roll (adjust bank angle) to obtain a nose down pitch rate
5. Complete the recovery:
6. When approaching the horizon, roll to wings level
7. Check airspeed and adjust thrust
8. Establish pitch attitude.

Note: Ailerons are only used at step 4, and wings are only levelled at step 6.

Question 2

Recall Nose Low Recovery

Answer 2

1. Disengage autopilot
2. Disengage autothrottle
3. Recover from stall, if needed
4. Roll in the shortest direction to wings
   level. If bank angle is more than 90
   degrees, unload and roll.*

Complete the recovery:
5. Apply nose up elevator
6. Apply nose up trim, if needed
7. Adjust thrust and drag, if needed.

Question 3

What is Nauru Airline’s upset recovery phylosophy?

Answer 3

1. Assess Upset situation. (Count to three)
2. State Upset situation and take control eg. “Nose High upset recovery, I have control”
3. P – PUSH: Push forward on the control column to unload the wings (even in nose down upset).
4. R – ROLL: Roll the shortest way to the horizon.
5. P – POWER: Adjust thrust as needed (if increasing thrust, this should be accomplished slowly).
6. R – RECOVER: Recover to normal flight and re-engage automation.