Raas 767 said:
What is politically expediant is that Sten Molin caused the airplane to crash through excessive use of rudder.
Sadly that is also the true cause in my opinion.
More 'politically expedient' for USA plc might be to blame Airbus.
Freeze framing the telemetry from the FDR shows aggressive rudder inputs from the onset of the minor upset. The aeroplane was cross-controlled on many occassions, and most viloent rolling manouvres were induced by the clumsy application of rudder.
Any piolot whose training manuals contained a graphic of an inverted airliner in the wake of another, and the scary and inaccurate video imploring early use of rudder to control the situation was
more than likely to be nervous before take off, and pre-conditioned to mis-handle the situation.
'Sky Gods' know 'better' than others, it would seem...
Beaks well above ground effect, approaching the ozone layer.'
At last I seem to be agreeing with 411A.........should I get out more?