Originally Posted by
CONF iture
The advertisement is to do the necessary in order to expect alpha max 17.5 deg in this configuration, but certainly not to restrict it to 15 at most.
Where does it say this? It doesn't say this in any of the documentation.
To my mind it's two separate pieces of information out of context that you have yourself combined to come up with this ludicrous theory that the FCS was to blame, and not the arrogant*, incompetent** and stubborn*** (on that day at least) Capt. Asseline.
* - In blithely assuming that he was skilled enough to take a greater level of risk with pax on board than Airbus's own test pilots
** - Thoroughly making a hash of the approach with very poor thrust management
*** - Going ahead with the flypast on the first attempt when it was obvious that the briefing was wrong (regarding which runway to follow)