White Knight
Air France is a third world airline with 3 hull losses since 2000....
I fly 332/343/345 and if the ride looks bumpy ahead I pull out the QRH and get the required N1 settings. Simple!!!!!! Even better - fly away from the big red bits!!! And - as the skipper - I'll be on the flightdeck for the awkward parts, such as flying through the ITCZ or monsoonal weather!!!!
Never give the aeroplane to the co-jos when it's going to be rough! As skipper you are responsible for the safe operation of the aeroplane. You cannot do this from the bunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am reassured there are still decent hard working responsible pilots like you White Knight. I was lucky enough to be trained by your kind 30 plus years ago and have flown all sorts of small aircraft and helicopters across the world and still live to tell the tale. I know when to turn back.
There are pilots and there are systems managers and we all know what happens when Windows crashes.
In the case of this accident the captain chose to fly a direct route through bad weather and retire for the night.
A bit like the Titanic
