Originally Posted by
Lyman
Dozy, you are the whatabouteryiste here. What I describe is the procedure with yokes at all times, without exception.
I'd say EgyptAir 990 is a bl**dy big exception!
You have ignored the time advantage in visible controls
I haven't - CONF made the point earlier, and I acknowledged that he made the point. All I did was provide a counterpoint.
I don't have to guess, and you saying that Captain would have a tug 'o War with F/O in a yoked airplane is absurd.
Again, EgyptAir 990 along with many other incidents over the years proves that what should happen is not necessarily what does happen.
@PJ2 :
Flippin' 'eck! You'd have thought Alaska would be the last airline to let those kind of shenanigans happen again after the drubbing they got over Alaska 261...