Bubbers, you need to sit down and read your post. Reflect on what you have written and DELETE IT!
You have no idea what has happened; you have no idea about the Airbus procedures or flight control laws. Yet you offer an explanation as to what has happened to AF! Incredible. How do YOU know they couldnt deal with a static error? How do YOU know it was indeed a static error? What a shameful, amateurish post.
I dont think he made any conclusions.Something brought it down didnt it and PS error is top suspect(as far as I know).And if that is the case,a pilot's inability to handle that scenario would be very pertinent to what we are discussing in this thread.Where has airmanship gone?The ADIRU and FMC are the 2 magic boxes aboard any modern airliner and theyre wonderful inventions but they can go wrong.How you deal with it when that happens is directly proportional to the pilots level of airmanship.Lets wait and see what the AF boxes uncover.Were 2 FO's at the controls and if so why did Capt plan his rest that way(airmanship)?Did they fly opt alt - or opt alt +?(airmanship)And what were their actions if they did indeed encounter a PS error at altitude near buffet margins?It shall be interesting to see.