PJ2
Whether a pilot is currently employed or not should make little difference to this forum. It used to be a badge of honor to have been furloughed at one time or another.
I've worked for 3 small airlines and one big one. Two of the small ones went out of business. That didn't make a bit of difference to my skills as a pilot. I was within 14 numbers of being furloughed at the big airline.
I know the post we are talking about is flawed. But, don't for a minute think that everything is known about every aspect of aviation. Cables or wires...heck, even NASA is looking at fly by light to overcome the problems with fly by wire.
There are plenty of flawed posts on this thread. I can't even believe that someone is thinking that the pilot went back for the logbook of the plane...it was his personal clipboard, most likely with the headcount. I kept the headcount somewhere else, including the number of ''babes in arms'' (not to be confused with the mickey rooney film of the same name).
So, let's leave that post where it is. Sure the accident he spoke about was confused with something else, but the question about controlling the engine is interesting, if unanswered at this time. So, I won't answer it and maybe you shouldn't answer it yet...let the NTSB and even then I hope a new series of tests is done on this type of engine...and all engines.
Glad to see PIT won the superbowl.