Originally Posted by
DC-ATE
the accidents you listed were the (apparent) result of PILOT ERROR. The fact that the spoilers are 'mechanical' really did not matter.
I like (so far) the tone of the thread. My opinion is that it DID matter. Rods/pulleys have no check valves or sort. FBW may, as per individual design. Pilot error forcing A/C to go out of certified envelope is mitigable on FBW w/ protections.
Could Cali CFIT had been avoided through last-stop measure of some SW logic auto-retracting speedbrakes when TO/GA thrust is set?
FD (the un-real)