".the copilots had not received any training, at high altitude, in the “Unreliable IAS” procedure and manual aircraft handling."
Is this perfectly normal and would this apply to other airlines as well?
My airline will "claim", and has recorded, that I have done "High Alt" training, inc Manual Flying / Stall Recoveries. Indeed, in the last year or so, probably as a result of this accident.
In practice this was a well advertised, briefed, exercise. In S&L flight we slowed to the stall (Alt Law), and performed a few recoveries concentrating on the "finesse" of the recovery / height loss, and reocvering at the "incipient (warning) stage".
I happened also to do a Jet Provost Flt Test last year, up to an including FL350 handling, Mach Buffet, turns / stalls.
I'll leave the reader to guess which was the more valuable lesson / refresher in High Level / Mach handling
