Originally Posted by
FrustratedFormerFlie
Handbag back on the dance floor... Yes, this report is relevant. My only comment on it is that it lists various events that occurred due to mismanagement of the autopilot, but doesn't really address what to do about it.
Technology does move on, and if that exact same scenario was re-enacted on a 225, the outcome would have been completely different with a safe landing made. That of course is no consolation to those who perished (and their relatives) but it does show the benefits of developments in HMI. Its one thing to make a reasonably functional autopilot, another thing to make it pilot-proof, but the recent offerings from EC are pretty much pilot proof!
Tragic though this accident is, it is in fact a boost for the beleaguered EC225 for those that actually understand the detail.