Originally Posted by
Loose rivets
As an example, was the 447 computer so deprived of sensory inputs that it couldn't protect the aircraft from nonsensical control inputs - or is there no such software? It seems incredible that systems wouldn't know inputs were illogical. I'm attempting to make a clear distinction between inputs and net flightpath.
The computers are only as good as the data they’re being fed. For a while, the data was inappropriate, and so the computer handed full control back to the pilot. The designers knew the computer can’t act on bad data. I’ve sat in the A320 and watched it do stupid things. I don’t want the plane to be overthinking my inputs.