airtren You are a man of great discretion, and consummate understanding. Ordinarily, I loathe being "defended", so I'll not take it that way, and your essay on the professionalism is exquisite. Ad hominem is for the schoolyard.
You should read some of my PMs!
Lonewolf, I am not given to gush, but credit where due. The A330 is obviously forgiving, and extremely well behaved. None of the procuring single causes was sufficient to spin or tumble her, not even taken as an aggregate. She appears to have remained ready to recover, should the suss and system provide, unto impact.
And that with all the undiscovered flaws and glitches no one anticipated!
I cannot merge the rotation with only 270 degrees off heading. It was perceptible via BEA, though not with an attached rate, so I'll just accept it, you are probably correct.
I take JD-EE's comment re: 'fear of descent' with a great deal of salt, I assume she meant it that way? Making mistakes does not mean one is also a coward. Nothing suggests such a thing.