Hi Meccano
JJFC
If you KNOW an instrument is faulty - are you seriously suggesting we follow it? I hope I'm misunderstanding you here, because any pilot is potentially 100% more reliable than a faulty instrument!
And unfortunately it's not always clear cut. Contradictory indications often occur.
Which instrument to believe then??
My point is statistics:
- An instrument is 99.99% reliable at min
- A pilot is 97% reliable at max (this is why a plane has automatic protections)
The PF on the AF447 sees:
- vertical speed : -10000
- speed : no data
- pitch : > 15°
What should he bet on :
- no speed, therefore he doesn't believe his instruments : 0.01% x 93%
- he stalls : 99.99% x 93%
Sincerely yours.