SASless
Lovell was correct or was incorrectly quoted by the Reporter is also something that needs to be considered before you criticize the Man.
Neither I nor the poster I referenced/quoted was attempting in any way to criticize Lovel.
However his reputation is such that his [reported] utterances tend to be accepted uncritically. So it seemed appropriate
to highlight the rare misstatement [or misquotation] ASAP.
IMHO the fact that AF447's autopilot did not stall the aircraft actually serves to reinforce Lovel's main point that all
is not well with some features of the current pilot+automation division of labour. (The pilots were [abruptly] handed
a perfectly manageable situation -- had they been sufficiently situation-aware.)
Regards, Peter
As a retired software engineer an old adage springs to mind. "To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a
computer." A similar statement no doubt applies to certain styles of management, especially when applied to safety-
critical systems.