Originally Posted by DozyW
If in climb phase, would we not be talking about a significantly different scenario than cruise, given that it would be starting from a higher positive pitch and thrust setting?
I don't think it would be significantly different. Other information indicates the entry into alpha-prot occurred near top of climb. The flight path angle would then not be so large that it would change the scenario significantly. Furthermore, the V/S of 9400 fpm together with the likely TAS and the pitch of -12 degrees yields an AoA close to the zero-lift AoA of -1 degree, IOW corresponds to close to zero 'gee'.
Originally Posted by Lyman
Does the Alpha prot bounce the A/P? Does BUSS put the a/c in Direct? IOW, how does the flight logic know the probes are frozen to deselect autopilot?
Alpha-prot bounces the A/P. The system does not know that the erroneous AoA is due to blocked sensors.