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Old 13th August 2012 | 19:50
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DozyWannabe
 
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Originally Posted by bubbers44
I sadly think Airbus has convinced pilots that they are protected so they can not stall.
Airbus training and documentation is pretty specific when it states that hard protections are only available in Normal Law. The AF447 PNF made the "Alternate Law" callout - the major consequence of which is no more hard protections. Whether the PF did not hear the callout or heard it and yet was unaware of what that callout meant can only be speculated upon.

I said on the other thread - if anyone hears words to the effect that an FBW Airbus cannot be stalled under any circumstances whether in training or on the line, the person who said it needs to be reported ASAP.

Why would this PF have kept pulling up if he was a normal pilot?
Apropos of nothing, Captain Marvin Renslow pulled up into a stall and he'd never been anywhere near a FBW Airbus.
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