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Absolutely not, and I don’t think anybody would argue on that.
But how responsible was it not to communicate to the pilots the following OEBs:
1- OEB 19/1: Engine acceleration deficiency at low altitude.
2- OEB 06/2: Baro-setting cross check.
Knowing that would have been a valuable input for MA not to go there !
Now instead of talking, let's practice a little exercise:
Link A (5 videos)
First video is known as the "Official video", the only one retained by the commission
Following 4 videos ... have been ignored by the commission
Link B (1 video)
That video is the same as the official one ... except for the soundtrack !
For the purpose of that exercise:
- crank up the volume
- take a timing between the yellow balloon … and engine spool up
Do the exercise on the official video from Link A
Do the same exercise on the video from Link B
And draw your own conclusion ...
In the doubt, compare with the remaining 4 videos from Link A and find out which video is the only one not to show the same timing for engine spool up.
Additional notes:
- Identify the differences of wording between official video from Link A and video from Link B.
- Note on official video from Link A the words “TRES BON” at time 0030
How can we ear: "TRES BON" ?
Where is it coming from ?
Who would dare saying "VERY GOOD" on the sight of a crashing aircraft ?
So, if the pilot is the only one at fault, and the airplane so clean ...
Why that need to modify the soundtrack !?
It is clear that the pilots screwed up on that one and held part of the blame for the accident, maybe even most of the blame, but not all of it.
It is also clear that Billions were at stake at Airbus, the company's very survival was at stake, with Billions of government money invested. Were Airbus and the French government going to let an investigation blame the aircraft and possibly sink the whole company?
The soundtrack exercise leave no doubt. If one starts a timer at the moment the A-320 passes the hot air balloon to when the engine spool up is heard, there is a few seconds difference according to which version of the tape you listen to. The soundtrack was surely doctored, and one cannot do that without doctoring the flight data recorder to match the doctored soundtrack.
Does anyone know this story?
http://www.historylink.org/essays/ou...fm?file_id=390
http://www.historylink.org/this_week...08_04_2005.cfm
http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=m...rel/barrel.htm
http://www.vsocial.com/video/?d=4468
Although Tex Jonhston did this manoeuvre on orders from his superiors, he was reprimanded for doing it, and had he failed and survived, the blame would have been put squarely on his shoulders. The same thing was to happen in the A-320 affair, except that the Captain expected the engine to spool up when he called for it, not seconds later.