Originally Posted by
bsieker
The scenario he describes in particular does not apply to Airbus FBW airliners. In those, a go-around is not initiated by "clicking" a button but by pushing the thrust levers to the forward stop. This will always give full go-around thrust and enable the appropriate autopilot/flight director modes. The computers will never "ignore" the pilots commanding GA thrust, regardless of whether the airplane is in the air or on the ground.
So you believe the "Pilots just flew into the trees because they didn't notice them" explanation for AF298 then?