It also made it clear that the standard crew of 3 was adequate for this situation.
Well, standard crew is 2... Typical might be 3/4 given (U)LH Ops, but training/drills are for 2.
Well I hope we'll get more info about how partially was the wing structure affected (i.e. how reduced was its resistance to loads)
Would you guys think a general guide in the QRH, as you OE suggested, could tell the pilots about the probability of how bad the wing should be affected, depending on what the pilot sees (wing + engine) (I know it won't be precise) ?
This would give pilots some more situation awareness before taking the decision to stay airborne to handle problems or decide it might be wiser to start an approach for an (emergency) landing
I am open to suggestions, but cannot see what help this is? It would be a very subjective decision making process... but above all, in my simpleton pilot view, if a fragment has gone through my main spar either the wing is strong enough to continue flying or it is not. If not, it will have fallen off, so no decision necessary
If it is strong enough, we are only getting lighter as we burn fuel, and us airline types tend to manoeuvre gently all the time, so "limiting 'g'" is not really necessary advice.
As said above, an interesting article...