Originally Posted by
Smilin_Ed
Do I understand this correctly:
1. Auto Trim continues to function even though the autopilot has disconnected?
2. There are no trim buttons on the sidesticks?
1. Yes - Autotrim is part of the FBW systems as opposed to the A/P and A/THR systems.
2. No, but there's a big manual trim wheel just like on the other airliners in exactly the same place. The questions being raised involve training to use it.
Originally Posted by
A33Zab
I'm wondering why the ice detection system didn't trigger an ICE DETECTED (0,5 mm ice aggretion within 60 sec.) WARNING MESSAGE?
In that part of the atmosphere what you're dealing with is not ice as it is generally considered, but supercooled water. This is water that is below freezing point, but still liquid because it has almost zero contaminants. Stick a big piece of metal into that water and it freezes into ice in less than a second. This was demonstrated in the BBC/NOVA documentary.