Thanks for the reply
aguadalte. Interesting.
Originally Posted by A33Zab
The automation was made less intelligent with ALT LAW (PROT LOST),
the human (pilot) was in control...but failed.
That kind of aircraft is so dependent of the quality of the inputs received through the numerous probes. If a doubt exits on any of those probes or sensors, the aircraft should reverse straight to the most simple law : the direct one and get rid of any kind of automation. To have quietly
autotrimmed 13 deg NU under those conditions has been a killer.
Originally Posted by gums
You see what the jet is doing and question the other dude/gal and then get in the loop.
That's the advantage of fully visible yokes, no need to wait or ask, you are continuously in the loop.
As several here have stated over and over, it's the instrument crosscheck and determining if the jet is doing what it is being commanded to do, or not.
Again, it has never been question to doubt what the instruments are telling.
It is question to know what has been commanded, or not. How do you know if you can't be aware of the command inputs ? Maybe the aircraft is doing something that has not even been commanded by the PF.
Fully visible flight control commands place you one step ahead in the thinking process.