PILOT ERROR: Air France Jet Plunged Into Ocean Because Pilots Screwed Up
I just found this today. I have no idea if it will help or not.
I think you guys can brain storm all you want over the fine points why the computer and or indications did what they did. However the bottom line is either the pilots had mucked up data for whatever reasons and for that reason could not fly the aircraft out of the situation or the freaking system would not let fly the profile what was needed to escape the bad situation.
If we are encouraged to believe that the THS reacted to 'noseup inputs' by pitching up, why did it not in turn respond to 'nosedown inputs' by pitching down?
This is not a problem for non FBW aircraft. I say again we are so far ahead of the game we have lapped ourselves and are now behind again.
I will give the pilots the benefit of the doubt on their flying (not managing) skills. I have to ask again, do you want to be able to fly an aircraft or do you want to fly a system? Please do not give me a lame excuse about how fine the system is, just answer the question.