pi=s poor piloting
sadly there is a similarity between the 2 accidents, ie the pilot over riding the system, only a raving loony would practice flight at the bottom of the envelope with no altitude or hope of recovery if the sh-t hit the fan, the perpignan accident was very poor piloting nothing else and so was af447 there is no inherent problem with the a/c but sadly there are a few nuts behind the column that need a bit of tightening. the modern regime that insists that the autopilot should fly the a/c has some merit as the a/c can fly happily by itself however the side affect of this is that pilots do not any longer get enough hands on experience and they forget the old adage first aviate then navigate. what kind of a pilot holds an a/c at up to 43% nose up for up to 75 seconds and still keeps the joystick fully aft? and he hasnt realised after this time what is going on? this is beyond reason it is sheer madness. The only sane conclusion, however unlikely, is that he wanted to commit suicide.