"You didn't answer my question. The information was alright - they got a stall warning and pulled up. Considering their altitude this was the most unlogical thing to do I believe. They could've just nosed down a bit and see if that levels the plane out, clears the stall warning or makes it accelerate. Pulling up is not a gamble - it's just stupid."
Err they got a darn sight more than just a Stall warning ... they got a whole series of conflicting warnings including many transient and erroneous airspeed readings/fluctuations and changes in flight control laws as well. That aside on the surface there apperrs to be some Human factors issues in that incident based on the interim report made after FDR and CVR evaluation.
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol....mai2011.en.pdf
Like all accidents though its better to wait until the full investigation is complete before making sweeping statements.
For the record here are the memory recall items for a stall in the biggest bus:
As you can see AOA reduction is the first action.
09-02-2011, 09:44 AM
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