AF447 Thread No. 3

[GraemeO]

macdee re: tight turn to starboard

The graphic you refer to in the BEA update of 27 May shows that the turns to starboard occurred after the plane had stalled and had already descended more than 3,000 feet, at which time "The airplane was subject to roll oscillations that sometimes reached 40 degrees." The turns also appear to have started shortly after the captain re-entered the cockpit, which may or may not be a coincidence.
Between disengagement of the autopilot (point 4 on the BEA graphic) and stalling (about 15 seconds after point 5), the plane shows no deviation in course.