Originally Posted by
airfoilmod
Were both pilots seated properly, restrained correctly? A/P to that height seems unusual
Not to me
Originally Posted by
airfoilmod
To now, there isn't enough incontrovertible evidence from FDR, CVR to help the cockpit data along very far. 108 knots can't have been acquired with a functional A/P.
Says who?
Originally Posted by
airfoilmod
Nor could it have been allowed by hand, absent ongoing low thrust. The A/P would not have allowed a Stall
Correct, hence A/P disconnect.
Originally Posted by
airfoilmod
Belly on beats nose in, yeh?. Stall is not a result any pilot would choose purposely, choosing it over belly in. Was the AOA (high) a result of the temporary power surge?
No, the AOA was high because the A/P was trying to keep the aircraft on glideslope, but since the engines weren't co-operating, it couldn't.