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Old 11th Jul 2012, 16:41
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FD problem ? no for Airbus ..

Airbus met en avant des erreurs de pilotage sur le Rio-Paris - Libération

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The survey showed that other aircraft flying in the area shortly before the accident had opted for a radical change of course when the drivers of the Rio-Paris had slightly altered their course. The manufacturer also points out that "the loss rates should have led the pilot to apply the procedure on questionable speeds, which results not including the disconnection of the flight director."
This instrument, which ensures the trajectory of the plane, could mislead pilots, concluded last week the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), in its final report. "As indicated by the BEA, we will never know if the pilots flew the flight directors in the absence of camera in the cockpit, but if they did, the phase of destabilization of the trajectory (which following the disconnection of the autopilot) in no case have been influenced by the flight director, "said the spokesman told AFP, referring to data stored in the report.

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