ATR, Virgin Australia Act On Pitch Disconnects

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ATR and Virgin Australia are taking actions to prevent pilots from accidentally overstressing the ATR 72’s tail, and to help maintenance engineers spot issues in the relatively rare cases when the aircraft’s pitch-control system separates pilot and copilot inputs. The changes are the result of an...

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