The mysterious zoom climb
Why the zoom climb?
It's very odd to me that all of the blogs seem to overlook that all of this happened at the very same time AF447 entered a monstrous thunderstorm. Which contains serious up and downdrafts and consistant warnings for pilots to avoid them.
There is enough evidence to indicate hand flying the A330 at altitude is dicey at best even on a clear day, let alone in turbulence, at night, and with no airspeed indications.
All the other aircraft in the area deviated. Why not this one?