@ ASRAAM
Excellent post. The QAR should be able to give first data on A/T settings and actual thrust produced. The FDR and CVR would, if indeed that is the case, support that theory as well as the statement from the flight crew.
As far as flight training and procedures are concerned, our profession has changed from flying the aircraft as pilots to flying the aircraft as system administrators. This inherent and latent danger will become clearer over the coming years and hasn’t just started with this or the AF447 flight.
For the investigation of this accident, it would also be of interest if the crew, however augmented, originated from Shanghai or took the flight at Incheon and what their FDTL and FTL were.
Last edited by N380UA; 7th Jul 2013 at 09:56.