marciovp raised this interesting "if"
• If the co-pilot also had a long experience with A-320s...
It is my understanding (possibly wrong) from way back in this thread that the new Captain flew the previous sector in LHS, and operated the T/L in accordance with the MEL, and the more A320-experienced Captain was PF in LHS on the accident flight.
I think more relevant questions would be ..
How often had the PNF flown RHS, and how recently?
Is there any evidence that two Captains are more or less safe than a properly constituted crew?
Any Airbus FBW FDR experts about?
Page 2: From 18:48:20 to touchdown four seconds later I would expect to see increasing back stick in the flare.
Instead, on the graph Stick Long-L the stick goes to 4° back then neutral then 9° forward then neutral. Full deflection is 20° so 9° is a sizeable nose down input about one second before touchdown.
From first WOW there is dual stick input - RHS has a fairly steady 1 to 2° back stick for 6 seconds, during which LHS goes to 6° back to land the nosewheel. Not something you usually do.
Is the Stick Long - L graph representative of usual stick position in the flare?
Cheers, TP