Far too much noise and assumption here to comment on it all, but
gums #436:
But how far are we gonna go with automation and systems that will "protect" you regardless of your basic airmanship and training?
respectfully.......... and maybe we need another forum/thread for these thoughts.
- please join the thread on the 'Safety' forum?
All this comment on 'deviation'/lack of is based on NO KNOWLEDGE whatsoever! Cells do move around, flight paths differ, mostly we only seek around 20 miles clearance in normal ops. We do not know what they saw on the radar nor what they discussed between themselves apart from going a 'bit left'.
I still remain surprised that the 2001 near accident to the 340 which entered an un-commanded zoom climb to
a very low speed remains dismissed by many? No-one has yet explained (simply please) why the system there decided it needed to pull up so violently. That sure as hell would have confused me in the dark of the Atlantic in the ITCZ - and I would have mentioned it to the other pilot........
Edited for my mis-read of Vls.