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Old 19th Sep 2014, 20:59
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Is it just me or is there a lot in that Vanity Fair Report that wasn't in the official CVR transcript? And a lot that really helps understand the cockpit dynamics and some of what was happening? Some of the conversation/lack of it is slightly alarming, the Captain seems focussed on anything except managing the flight prior to going to the bunk.
Leaving aside the timing of bunk rest I think the translations aren't great, but we need someone who is both a French national and a French speaker to really join the dots on this. I live in France so I've got a bit of a handle on the shrugs and winks side of thing ...but that said my French language isn't great. Even so having read the BEA French language CVR transcripts a while back I think the Vanity Fair translations, whilst being correct at a school boy/girl level, are a bit "clunky" and don't really convey the full meaning or emotion.
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