PlainSmart From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 4779 times:
It's not what the pitch attitude is on the ADI at the time of that picture, there's many other considerations one must put into place...for instance, the photo's description commented about multiple bounces. Perhaps that final deck angle (roughly 9-12 degrees) is the result of some mechanical turbulence due to gusty winds, or, perhaps, in a lack of better words, poor airspeed control on final, causing the crew to 'salvage' the landing at the last moment.
I can't find anything in the POH about a max pitch up that translates to a tail strike.
Tarzanboy From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 4704 times:
Thanks plain smart - you are correct - poor airspeed control on final as well as perhaps bad weather conditions.
Delta guy - hahahahah, remember my tailstrike questions? Well I guess they were all for good - it is good to be aware and know the basics on tailstrike avoidance such as:
1. Do not over-rotate
2. Check you elevator trim is set in the proper takeoff position
3. Take utmost caution in V1 and hence Vr calculation - because you do not want to rotate too early.
These are all handy especially with birds like the 737 900, 757, 767, A340 600 etc.
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