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Old 22nd Mar 2015, 17:44
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BenThere
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I's you who are frightening me, with all due respect.

It should be instinctual to any Airbus pilot to disconnect the automation when any unanticipated thrust/vector surprise occurs, stabilize the aircraft, then deal with the situation. If the protections are interfering with that, then you address changing the law.

The FMA and PFD will tell you what lock you are in, if you haven't already resolved the problem, and you then mitigate that, switching off two ADRs if needed.

My whole point is to not sit there and wonder what's going on. Getting the stick and rudder back in your hands is required in all such circumstances. Punching off the automation may not be all that's required, but it is the first step. If, after punching it off, you still don't have control, the two ADR PBs are the next step, but only after you determine the system inputs to normal law are erroneous.
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