Originally Posted by
Winnerhofer
Ah, but there's no ELAC on the A330...
True, and that's an oversight - but they do get the nomenclature correct elsewhere as far as I can see. I'll give it a proper read when I have the time. A quick skim reveals a few conclusions that are at best conjecture - but this is TV after all...
Re: line check - that doesn't necessarily indicate anything on it's own. To illustrate the point, Capt. De Crespigny of the Qantas A380 which blew an engine out of Singapore (and subsequently commanded the flight to a safe landing and minimal injury) finishes his book on the subject by pointing out that he was on a checkride on that particular flight and was told by the Check Captain that he had in fact failed it (presumably because the book didn't take a situation of that gravity into account). Needless to say, he passed the next one with no problems!