Thanks Overtalk
hi overtalk,
thanks a lot for setting up that link to the GF-072 Accident Investigation Report.
The more i delve into it,the more i am convinced that VFE (Flap OverSpeed) Red Barber pole,coupled with Continous Master Caution Warning,was the final causal factor to this sad event.
i think the US Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab folks have a lot of "Naval Flying Baggage",and are essentially barking up the wrong tree.
They have based there findings on the assumption that neither of the pilots was even glancing at the PFDs
Whatever else Airline pilots might refer to(or not) for flying,they definatly dont fly looking out of the window in a dark moonless night.
The report mentions information overload(the Loud Master Caution because of flap speed exeedance i am sure added to it)
Looks to me that they have covered all issues except design issues.
But even they mention the need to improve visual cues provided the PFD in passing.
nightbird