Friday, December 09, 2011
Is there a pilot in the plane: What Really Happened in Air France crash ?
What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447
It's quite possible that Bonin had never flown an airplane in alternate law, or understood its lack of restrictions. According to Camilleri, not one of US Airway's 17 Airbus 330s has ever been in alternate law.
Unlike the control yokes of a Boeing jetliner, the side sticks on an Airbus are "asynchronous"—that is, they move independently.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Both pilots couldn't believe computer could be wrong ! Unbelievable, must read, kind of computer based religion.
It's quite possible that Bonin had never flown an airplane in alternate law, or understood its lack of restrictions. According to Camilleri, not one of US Airway's 17 Airbus 330s has ever been in alternate law.
Unlike the control yokes of a Boeing jetliner, the side sticks on an Airbus are "asynchronous"—that is, they move independently.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Both pilots couldn't believe computer could be wrong ! Unbelievable, must read, kind of computer based religion.