Hi,
Gums
Really good pilots will KNOW when something is not right. They might detect a different noise from the motors. They might feel a vibration that wasn't there a second ago. In other words, they are tuned to the aircraft, regardless of the flight control implementation
Indeed ... A good example is the pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille "The Star Of Africa"
He flew with gym shoes instead regulatory boots
He has said to Willy Messerschmitt:
I made one with my plane .. I must do no more to focus on instruments .. all my concentration may well be on my target
It's also interesting that you use "Plaintiff" and "Defendant" in that manner - strictly speaking, the crews' families, Airbus and AF are what Anglo law would consider co-defendants
The court of justice in charge of the case is located in Françe and apply french laws .. not Anglo laws