cjeant; Quote:
It seems that for the BEA recovery was impossible .. unless a miracle ......
On reflection, I believe the BEA have developed the Report on the basis that their mandate was to determine the actions and/or events that lead to the aircraft departing the Normal Flight Envelope. The report then covers factual information concerning the LOC through to impact.
Consequently, they are very vague on possible alternative outcomes for which no validated data is available, and it is up to the airframer and regulator to establish procedures that can be used in a LOC situation where the envelope has been "extended".
As the A330 was never tested in real life for stall and recovery ... the AF447 pilots were (against their will) promoted test pilots when the aircraft stalled
Unfortunately they do not look like they were qualified for the job ...