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Old 27th May 2011, 11:59
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edmundronald
 
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the stall warning was triggered and the airplane stalled,
the inputs made by the PF were mainly nose-up,
the descent lasted 3 min 30, during which the airplane remained stalled.
The angle of attack increased and remained above 35 degrees,
I think that pulling up the nose of a stalling plane is not exactly what can take it out of a stall - but then I'm not a pilot. Maybe I am not the one who should be taking flying lessons? Maybe stall recovery should be taught at airline pilot school?

At this point I will continue to fly Airbus as an SLF, but I think I will not fly Air France ever again. There is no reason to have pilots in a plane if they don't get taught to hand-fly the aircraft. I think US airlines have really bad catering and unpleasant overage cabin staff, but they often have pilots who are ex-military or enthusiasts and who are natural pilots.

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