Originally Posted by DozyWannabe
For starters, the FCTM material earlier in the thread seems to flatly contradict this assumption - the wording states either that Alpha Max "may" be achieved, or doesn't refer to Alpha Max at all ("a maximum AoA" isn't the same thing).
Perhaps we are are dealing with semantics again, but I think Airbus offers a more accurate description in the above reference:
Stick neutral commands alpha-prot and full back stick commands alpha-max.
However,(...) there are feedbacks within the AoA protection law aiming at damping the phugoid mode (low frequency mode). The feedbacks are CAS and pitch attitude variations. (...) if A/C speed is decreasing and/or pitch attitude is increasing, pilot's commanded AoA is lowered (...).