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Old 6th Oct 2012, 20:18
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Gotta admit it, but Lyman has a point:

The FDs were not turned off, nor was A/P, shouldn't this be part of automatic disconnect, along with Thrust? If leaving them active prevents autoflight, how does leaving them on, help recovery? Especilly when they return intermittently, to resume random modes?
As many of we human factor folks and at least one experienced FBW pilot from over 30 years ago ( yep, 30+ steenkeeng years), there is no substitute for a clear, straightforward reversion sequence for the flight control system and same for the displays that the "monitors" seem to use all the time nowadays.

So I give Airbus a "D minus" in that regard. Training and attention to the previous airspeed problems is a whole other topic, and seemed to be ignored by the company/ Air France. I cannot forgive them.
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