RAT 5
We go F/D’s Off when going manual (All Airbus operator, Airbus SOP’s) and select the Bird on. They would have had no instrument back-up at that stage. As in, they’re visual and positioning the aircraft in accordance with what they see outside, not by what some lateral bar or needle is saying on the PFD.
The F/D’s would’ve come back on automatically when TOGA selected.
I’d be more interested to hear of their previous months roster, time asleep the previous 24hrs, etc. I think that is more applicable here in this incident.
That video is just, wow. So close to the second tail.