Chris, more than anything, why Habsheim has not a thread on its own ...?
Originally Posted by Chris Scott
I assumed the plan had been to stabilize at about Alpha-Prot, maintain height at that speed by increase of manual thrust while passing in front of the crowd, and then go-around. It never occurred to me at the time that the crew would have been reckless enough to attempt to stabilise at Alpha-MAX, as you seem to believe, disabling Alpha-Floor to enable that.
Taking advantage of the electronics it is much easier to stabilize at Alpha-Max, A/THR system being disconnected for the remainder of the flight, than trying to find Alpha-Prot without triggering Alpha-Floor.