RAT and stby. instruments
I think, Gen. Lemay's point is absolutely valid. Does the A310 have a RAT and what sort of stby. equipment for navigational purposes will be available when everything else goes down the drain?
I also think, that - no matter whether any of us here could have done much better or not - the crew successfully brought the airplane down in one piece. At night and in Africa. Thats good, isn' it?
In case any critique is justified, they most probably will be debriefed by their respective chiefpilot.