Machinbird;
Even if you could use this method during routine flight to determine AOA, it wasn't available to AF447 when the going got interesting.
Yes, I think that would be correct. Other than possibly establishing a stronger situational awareness I would not expect an A330 pilot to use the 'bird' for primary purposes. The schematic is merely intended to describe the FPV presentation and how it works in response to questions on same, earlier in the thread and by PM. PJ2