Hazelnuts39. It would be interesting to imagine a wind tunnel with the forward ten metres of A330 fuselage mounted level and subjected to 200knots of airstream impacting the belly at 35 degrees AoA.
PF makes his comment, and it was discussed at length, re: motive, CRM, etc. Clearly, at least one airman was baffled by the noise.
A discussion of the zipper trace would be interesting. An understanding of vertical speeds, commands, and events that had an effect on autopilot would be progress. Thus far, no possibilities are broached, and I for one would be grateful if some one would take it on.
A novice' question might be: the VS select 5,000fpm UP just post a/p drop; is that related to the ensuing climb? Because that would mesh with Pilot's inputs to produce 7,000fpm.
Is there evidence of the absence of the a/c having a role in the climb? It would be necessary prior to conclusion that the PF acted alone.
Last edited by Lyman; 12th Oct 2011 at 15:12.