Capn Bloggs
Having a control column is another of those 'red herrings' I am afraid. It wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference on that night. You will recall from the BEA interim reports that the PNF could understand what was going on but didn't intervene sufficiently (a precis I agree but accurate enough). CRM was another thing lacking with poor definition of roles and this was much more significant. The side stick is not the issue here but how the crew responded to the situation. I refer you to the numerous accidents in the past where PNFs could see what the control column was doing but didn't intervene. Know your aircraft - that is all.