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Old 16th Aug 2012, 18:17
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RetiredF4
 
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But that is a non-issue for me, as in alternate mode, the Airbus still protects you somehow, which is more than any conventional plane. For me any protection is better than no protection, as long as it does not wrongly protect. I think we can agree on that.
I see your point, as you are used to aircraft which implement those protections.
But would you please explain the bolding in the above sentence some more, especially with regard to AF447, as we are discussing that accident here? To be specific, autothrust is no protection in the sense of discussion here, and autotrim is just a feature to relieve the pilot of trimming without any force feedback under impementation of NZ law. I know there is load factor protection left, but others than that?

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