Originally Posted by HN39
If PF didn't notice stall warning, what caused him to select CLB, then TOGA, go to 15 degrees pitch and actively maintain that until the airplane dropped out of his hand after 40 seconds?
I think it is all about the FDs coming back at that time in V/S mode. The PF happily finds something to follow ...
Before AF447, TOGA was the correct answer to a stall warning, but 15 degrees of pitch was
not part of that procedure.
During that period, the autotrim silently helps him to follow that foolish FD command and gives him the
illusion to be in control ...
A few elements could now make us think the pilots intentionally discredited the stall warning.
Would you add to your graph the FD, V/S, SEL V/S traces if possible ?