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Old 20th Dec 2011, 14:47
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Question to all the bus drivers;

In 1.1.5 it is written "The crew advised that, because the autotrim was not working, they thought the flight control system was in direct law."

Previously they also said that the crew received an ECAM warning advising them they were in Alternate law. Is that the only indication the crew gets when the aircraft goes from one law to another? A ECAM message that could be buried below the rest if the crew don't deal with them? Or is there some kind of clear other indication when switching laws?

Note that the aircraft never went in to direct law but remained in alternate law for the rest of the flight.
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