Originally Posted by
rudderrudderrat
Does that, plus all the ignored "Stall Stall" warnings not suggest to you that they never "heard" any of the audio warnings?
Of course it raises the possibility, and I'm not debating that aural overloading is a potential hazard. However, from BEA548 through NWA6231, Birgenair 301 and West Caribbean 708 - to name just a few, there are a slew of fatal accidents where a tactile shaker (or pusher) was either ignored or dismissed by the crew. I'm with you - theoretically, buzzing the stick in your hand should get through where aural warnings can't, but experience shows that if the situation is confused enough, it doesn't make as much difference as one might think.