Originally Posted by
Check Airman
Sneaking a peak is not something that would occur to the PM. Why would he? I’ve had weird things happen, and I’ve never thought to look at the sidestick. Furthermore, depending on the lighting setup, the PM may not have been able to see the other sidestick, even if he tried to look over. If the 330 is similar to the 320, the CA (from the Jumpseat) would not have been able to see the sidestick either. Design flaw? Lastly, one can hardly blame Airbus for making 60kt the stall warning cutoff. How could someone foresee a situation where an airplane of that size would be in the air at that speed? I’m willing to bet that that feat has not been replicated.
60 knots? "Indicated"? Why? AoA is a primary (mechanical) Stall sensing instrument. The vanes could conceivably freeze, but if so, why not Direct Law? Why would AB rely solely on IAS in the middle of an UAS EVENT to generate the aural warning? AOA was always in the Stall, and is there "Unreliable AOA"? As above, MechEgr brings up an excellent question!! If Pitch/Power is enough for the flight crew to rely on, why would the aircraft "rely" on something different? Also I am looking at a pic of the A330 cockpit...the Stick is in line with the pilot's knees...I do not "see" a "stick invisibility" issue... great respect, Concours
ad. PF may have had his tray table out, there's that