Originally Posted by
BarbiesBoyfriend
Would the PNF and Captain have had a better grasp of the situation had they SEEN a yoke held full 'nose up' ie with the PF holding the yoke right back, probably with both hands!?
I think...Yes.
Someone would have said 'push FFS!'
So why didn't the NWA 727 crew react that way back in the '60s? Why didn't the Birgenair 757 F/O do the same? They had yokes - I think the issue is more complex than that.
Automation makes you (and me) lazy.
So use your associations and unions to get the industry to accept more hand-flying, either on the line or off! If they argue that it's too expensive, just point out what this incident is likely to cost Air France in monetary terms, to say nothing of prestige and reputation.