Originally Posted by
FE Hoppy
Wouldn't a "left nose up" command without any change in thrust cause airspeed to decrease?
Yes, but not by that much. We're not told how much deflection went into the "left nose up" input, nor are we told how long it was held.
For a stall warning to sound wouldn't the airspeed signal still need to be valid?
No, it's as much a function of AoA as anything (while the A330 doesn't have a specific indicator, it *does* have a vane sensor). Stall *protection* requires valid airspeed (which is why the degradation to Alt 2 law).
If with no increase in thrust and a nose up input after a stall warning sound along with a climb rate of up to 7000 ft/m cause the airspeed to rapidly fall?
Not by that much and not that quickly.
I believe the correct position for the horse is in front of the cart not behind it.
I believe that the BEA and Airbus considered the ACARS messages they received consistent with pitot icing. Is your supposition that this was not the case, and if so, what do you suppose it was?
JD-EE - see above.
(Damn, caught posting *again*!)