Salute!
Thanks a lot, Wonk. Best post in a very long time.
Maybe some of the “Sky Gods” here would think about some things.
And I support your criticism of Big B and FAA and so forth for letting the plane fly we lowly proles without satisfying basic aerodynamic FAR requirements. I would even go so far as to claim the Airbus FBW models could be flown in “direct law” and behave as required. After all, the AF447 debacle showed how stable the plane was despite the best efforts of the crew to keep it stalled.
Gums ......