This event should unite Airbus /Boeing pilots to a degree, as we can see very clearly,that despite (fortunately ) a different outcome, the similarities of how a crew failed to adequately contain this scenario, is the most worrying aspect.
Failure to cross-check instruments, & cross check data against basic parameters of thrust/pitch attitude/ IRS derived ground-speed etc, is the single most basic omission in attempting to contain /trouble shoot.
Easy to say from behind the safety of a keyboard, but this most basic requirement is the one that will kill you , in the modern electronic aircraft, just as surely as it will on a dinosaur from a previous age.
As has been said so often, we need to remember what a "PILOT" is, & provide him with enough training/practice to maintain his basic skills at an adequate level, for the day when he may need them. . big time.
I heard 2nd or 3rd hand that the IAA had been "persuaded" by Ryanair that 8hrs per year (rather than the 8hrs - reduced if I remember a couple of years back to 6 ? - every 6mths we were previously assumed to require) was in fact more than adequate.
If this is the best a "Regulator" can do against blatant commercial interest & Sod safety/competence, not much hope for our skills being honed any time soon. Or maybe they think we should all dig deep into our pockets & come along & buy some extra training, just to feel that little bit safer ?
