Originally Posted by
fireflybob
Whilst not wanting to get into the Airbus v Boeing debate, the stall warning on the latter is stick shake through the control column - maybe the pilots would have been more aware on a Boeing as to what was going on?
That subject was done to death several times over on the Tech Log threads. The existence of several accidents where a stick-shaker was ignored either through sensory overload or because the crew believed it was a false warning suggests that it's a matter of opinion given the evidence available.
The consensus seems to be that a tactile warning *might* theoretically help, but it's not a certainty.
Originally Posted by
iamhere
HOW can anyone be so stupid as to hold an aircraft in the stall for 38,000 feet !!!
"Stupid" isn't the right word. The issue is one of human psychology under pressure and how it can severely skew the decision-making process. See also: being so concerned about work-time regulations that you try to take off without clearance, committing to take-off despite disparate airspeed data, attempting to fudge an approach rather than turn around and try again etc.