Originally Posted by BOAC
The pilots need effectively to understand 2/3 'philosophies' - slightly different 'rules of flying' in each law, and to be able to 'switch' seamlessly from one to the other,
I wonder whether it is correct to say that the 'rules of flying' change with the FCS laws. It seems to me they depend on the urgency of the problem.
Situations like low level wind shear and GPWS warning leave no time for thought and just carrying out a drill without hesitation might save the day. In those situations being able to pull without fear of stalling must be an asset.
In AF447 there was no such urgency. The plane would have landed safely in Paris if the pilot had just sat back and 'done nothing'. In that situation there is no need to rely on any protection and the 'rule of flying' in alternate law is no different from that in normal law.