Originally Posted by
CONF iture
As a matter of fact, the flight was not proceeding in NAV anymore but in HDG.
Yes, and that was reported. I assume: no change reported, then no change occured in vertical mode. You assume differently, that's your call.
Let's hope for more traces in the final report.
Originally Posted by
MFgeo
WHY is the selected vertical speed shown as being constant in those graphs after 2:10:42?
It's constant... for some time... but changed again at ~02:12:50
Originally Posted by
MFgeo
If what the PF saw on the VSI during that period was a constant, slightly positive value, completely unresponsive to his pitch inputs, it seems likely that he would conclude that the VSI reading was erroneous.
Didn't you mistake
selected vertical speed (shown on the MCP) and the
current vertical speed (shown on the VSI) here?