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Old 27th Mar 2015, 11:49
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Originally Posted by Uplinker
There is no way of knowing which pilot selected the altitude or the descent mode*, unless they took manual control^, which is unlikely.


* There is just one knob to do this, (well, two if you include V/S), but both pilots use the same control(s) depending who is PF.

^ Then we could see which sidestick was moved.
I wouldn't expect the sidestick to be used if you dial in a lower altitude. It is irrelevant anyway because the CVR confirms who was left alone in the Flight Deck.
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