Originally Posted by
BARKINGMAD
Tin hat is on...........
This thread does not offer anything useful apart from n-th refutation of "Airbus is evil" utterances. These anonymous claims of A brand corruption are based on notions about aerodynamics, thermodynamics and kinematics that are so implausible that not even mixing them liberally with theories of messieurs Einstein, Bohr or Schrodinger can make them look more realistic than average Klee's painting. Sir, if you think there is something of even a bit substantial in them, then your headgear is seriously overbuilt. Material is fine but thickness could be safely reduced down to mere foil.
Originally Posted by Vilas
AF447 pilot applied memory items of after take off situation
No. It says obtain and maintain 15 degrees pitch. It doesn't say "pull mindlessly, change your mind and reduce pitch somewhat then pull mindlessly again." There was no trace of seeking for specific pitch in AF447 case but was a lot of pulling-up-no-matter-what. Just as in Pinnacle (to a point). Or West Caribbean. Or Pulkovo. Or Colgan.