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Forum: Tech Log

25th Jan 2012, 03:49

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

If it said "TOO FAST" and "TOO SLOW" it would be...

If it said "TOO FAST" and "TOO SLOW" it would be a lot clearer.

(The system knows what power the engines are putting out so maybe a "GET THE NOSE DOWN!" or "AOA TOO HIGH" would help too.....)

Forum: Tech Log

24th Jan 2012, 10:25

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

"Numbers have simply been replaced by colors. How...

"Numbers have simply been replaced by colors. How is that confusing or counterintuitive"

Something like

GPS Speed 60kts

would be fairly attention getting....

Forum: Tech Log

24th Jan 2012, 09:09

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

That is a a horribly counterintuitive display! ...

That is a a horribly counterintuitive display!

and "SLOW (down)" or "(too) SLOW"

:confused:

Forum: Tech Log

5th Jan 2012, 11:04

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

"...now that's a software challenge! How does a...

"...now that's a software challenge! How does a computer work that out?"

Look at the preceding ten minutes and decide which set of data is the most sensible and likely.

If the anaesthetised...

Forum: Tech Log

29th Dec 2011, 05:37

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

Would not the attitude indicator(s) have been...

Would not the attitude indicator(s) have been showing an unusually NU attitude?

They must have looked at them?

???

Forum: Tech Log

26th Dec 2011, 06:30

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

"....the displays must have been faulty." ...

"....the displays must have been faulty."

May I suggest that faulty or not, by the time the stall was established the displays were so covered with multicoloured scrolling, flashing and changing...

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12th Dec 2011, 15:58

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AF447 final crew conversation - Thread No. 1

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Posted By Mac the Knife

"This requires assessment of the flight...

"This requires assessment of the flight instruments, some of which were not available / accurate in AF447"

As I understand it, at least the standby AI (if not the main AI) was functional.

I...

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