Originally Posted by CONF iture
No other tool that fully visible control columns can better enhance crew coordination
In the case of AF447, I believe a distinction should be made between phases 2 and 3. After the airplane stalled, seeing the control pulled to the back stop with the nose up might have helped to focus the PNF's awareness (and even more that of the captain) on the problem that the airplane was stalled. IMHO in phase 2 knowing the movements of the longitudinal control would not have added anything to the PNF's understanding of what was happening.