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Old 26th May 2011, 20:30
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The discussion I had with PJ2 was about an A340 AIRPROX incident due to turbulence, which activated High-AoA protection. It was not an UAS incident, and it has afaik no connection to AF447. The BEA analysis of 13 UAS incidents does not contain any reference to an uncommanded pitch-up, nor does the table in app.7 . The report states:
With regard to crew reactions, the following points are notable:
The variations in altitude stayed within a range of more or less one thousand
feet. Five cases of a voluntary descent were observed, of which one was of
3,500 feet. These descents followed a stall warning;
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