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    A stick shaker is a mechanical device designed to rapidly and noisily vibrate the control yoke (the "stick") of an aircraft, warning the flight crew that...
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    to 135 knots (250 km/h; 155 mph). Six seconds later, the aircraft's stick shaker activated, warning of an impending stall, as the speed continued to slow...
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    of the control stick, giving force feedback that was proportional to the airplane's normal acceleration.[citation needed] A stick shaker is a device that...
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  • function in much the same way as the stick pusher. However, a stick pusher should not be confused with a stick shaker, the latter being a device that warns...
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    control surfaces. Yokes may feature a stick shaker, which is designed to help indicate the onset of stall, or even a stick pusher, which physically pushes the...
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    would slow the aircraft down until the stick shaker activated, record the stall speed and that of the stick shaker activation, and then recover control...
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  • inputs by the pilot flying generated stall warnings and activation of the stick pusher to which the crew did not respond in a timely and effective manner...
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    was flying too fast.: 18  This action immediately triggered the 757's stick shaker stall alert, warning the confused pilots that the aircraft was flying...
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  • electrical systems to go offline, most notably the captain's instruments, his stick shaker, and the slat disagreement sensors. A switch in the overhead panel would...
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    of hands on throttle-and-stick, is the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle lever and flight control stick in an aircraft cockpit. By...
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    of warning devices, such as stick shakers, and devices to automatically provide an adequate nose-down pitch, such as stick pushers. When the mean angle...
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    was flying above Patna's Secretariat Tower. During the left turn, the stick shaker activated, warning the crew on the impending stall condition. The aircraft...
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    disagree message did not appear. The left minimum operating speed and left stick shaker speed was computed to be greater than the maximum operating speed without...
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    attitude and it should remain in that position until the stick shaker stops. The stick shaker should have immediately stopped by the time the flight crew...
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    A side-stick or sidestick controller is an aircraft control stick that is located on the side console of the pilot, usually on the righthand side, or outboard...
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    of attack is measured, and as the critical stall point approaches a stick shaker is engaged which simulates the response of a simpler control system....
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    293 km/h). The first abnormality was indicated at 17:41:11 when the stick shaker activated. First officer Hergert said, "Gettin' a stall. You got it."...
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    altitude of 1,250 ft (380 m) when the stick shaker activated and sounded for 3 seconds. After 1.5 seconds, the stick shaker sounded again. The aircraft continued...
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    lock HOTAS Rudder Rudder pedals Servo tab Side-stick Spoiler Spoileron Stabilator Stick pusher Stick shaker Trim tab Wing warping Yaw damper Yoke Aerodynamic...
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    was not enough to maintain level flight without losing speed.: 29  The stick shaker, a stall warning device attached to the pilots' control yoke, activated...
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  • was close to stalling. The flight from Perth to Kalgoorlie had two 'stick shaker' (stall) warnings. They were caused by the pilot entering the wrong weight...
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    A centre stick (or center stick in the United States), or simply control stick, is an aircraft cockpit arrangement where the control column (or joystick)...
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    documentation in the aircraft flight and maintenance log about the continuous stick shaker and use of the runaway stabilizer NNC meant that information was not...
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    that the plane's fuel had been exhausted. In addition, sounds of the stick shaker and the disconnection of the autopilot can be heard. With the engines...
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    the stick shaker activated and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall, caused by the wing's critical high angle of attack. As the stick shaker activated...
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    officer to alert him to the potential stall danger. At that point, the stick shaker system activated and the captain took over control of the aircraft. The...
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    upwards, causing activation of the stick shaker. The stick shaker mechanically vibrates the control yoke (the "stick") to warn the flight crew of an imminent...
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    before stall. The stick shaker worked as designed but the reduced wing performance reduced the warning time given by the stick shaker. A go-around without...
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    UTC seven seconds before the right wingtip impacted the ground. The stick shaker activated multiple times within an eight second timespan between 5:25:58...
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    the overspeed warning horn sounded, followed 10 seconds later by a stick shaker stall warning. The aircraft leveled at 24,800 feet (7,600 m) in a 30°...
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