AF 447 Thread No. 10

[HazelNuts39]

RetiredF4;

Thanks for emphasizing Confiture's position. I was aware of that when I wrote my reply. But would a brisker response of the airplane have altered what the PF was trying to achieve? Have you considered why he briefly released his pull on the stick? I submit he did because the airplane pitched up when he increased thrust. Nothing indicates that he had any intention to get the nose down to an angle that would have unstalled the airplane. When the attitude reached 8 degrees and stopped increasing he started pulling again and kept pulling for over a minute. Yes, the airplane would probably have responded more briskly in direct law, but it is somewhat of a stretch to say that that would have changed everything.