Was the aircraft stable
JCJEANT (POST #840
Hi,
Quote:
"When the autopilot and autothrust disconnect in cruise, one takes over and manually flies the aircraft. With no speed information, the last thing one should do is change anything...pitch or power.The airplane was stable just before the loss of airspeed data. "
Why always repost this speculation ?
By myself I read (and it's not a speculation .. but a fact!) the aircraft was stable because he was in a cruise flight stabilized by the autopilot and auto throttle
When autopilot and auto throttle go out of the loop .. we don't know if the airplane stay "stable"
So maybe .. instead of touch nothing (hands off) the pilot had to act immediately for stabilize the plane
Remind .. the plane immediately banked to right (unfortunately no clue about the bank angle from BEA note ....)
So will the pilot wait the aircraft go in a 30° or more bank angle before react ?
JC
Totally Agree
At the point when 447 entered "something", ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!
Pitots iced up. Airspeed lost. A/P and A/t kicked off. 32 or more error messages sent. The Pilot warned of "a bumpy ride".
And soon after the plane entered it's ride of doom into a deep stall.
And to me the likelihood of severe turbulance and strong up and downdrafts.
If there is reluctance to "hand-fly" the plane at altitude at all, what happens to a pilot who has never done so in turbulent air.
Are all those things happening at once sheer coincidence? Not to me.
Last edited by wallybird7; 7th Jul 2011 at 01:01.
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