Originally Posted by
OK465
IIRC 'Va' for a 330 varies from around 320k at around 28,000 down to around 260 at sea level. This encompasses quite a wide range of TAS, all 'limited' to 2.5 g.
That G limitation only applies in Normal Law however. Once you're in Alternate, roll is direct and the calculations can no longer be applied to limit the maneouvre.
@HN39
While you're right that preventing a stall in the first place must remain a priority, I believe that Airbus and Boeing collaborated on providing proper stall recovery training for airliner crews. What bothers me about the AoA indicator is that while it would certainly be a help in a situation where the pilot knows how to use it, we're dealing with a situation here where at least one pilot was unable to use the basic panel to diagnose and recover from a stall.