Hi,
A pilot, while the AP and A/THR are ON, and flight is in Normal Law, should follow closely the flight, particularly when the weather is problematic. It has to understand and anticipate all the possible scenarios that may develop, at any given point of time, based on a good knowledge of the A/C. and specifically the weaker points of the A/C. He needs be ahead of the game, ahead of all the other players, outside and inside the A/C, so that his reaction to anything that happens outside, or inside, is quick, to the point, very effective, and with immediate positive results.
When given the controls, he should be already aware of all of the conditions of the flight, before the control transition, and a quick assessment immediately after the transition, is only to confirm that all checks out. His subsequent actions should not be a guess, but rather a well known series of moves with a known ahead result, and driving to a known result.
Just an opinion,
airtren
Indeed ...
And in the case of the AF447 ... it's not really a surprise as it's many events of same nature on the same type of plane that happened in the years and months before the AF447 event .. well reported and published in many reports and testimonies of those concerned
So .. it must be normal that because the backup of experience and the care of Air France about the safety they have formed and warned their pilots about the scenario encountered by the AF447 .....
At least ... this is how it must be ..
Maybe the 3 interim BEA report will not show a so good picture ....