Re:Sequence of Events in the Cockpit on Asiana Flight 214
by tankenmate on Sunday December 15, 2013 @07:25AM
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Back in the old days of flying (multi engine, no hydraulics) it was typically the right seat that controlled the throttle and hence would have primary responsibility for monitoring the airspeed. So I would say that at least two of the three pilots in the cockpit should have had an eye on the IAS. Also, four red on short always means instant throttle up and evaluate the need for a go around.
Re:Sequence of Events in the Cockpit on Asiana Flight 214
by raverbashing on Sunday December 15, 2013 @07:23AM
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They are linked in the Airbus (IIRC it gets the average of the controls if there are two inputs), but the sidestick doesn't provide feedback
Re:Sequence of Events in the Cockpit on Asiana Flight 214
by JshWright on Sunday December 15, 2013 @07:59AM
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Yeah, by 'linked' I meant 'connected by some sort of linkage (ideally physical) that reflects the movements of one controller to the other'
Re:Sequence of Events in the Cockpit on Asiana Flight 214
by riobard on Sunday December 15, 2013 @10:06AM
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I'm wondering why Airbus adopts this design? Seems very stupid from a cognition point of view. IIRC Air France Flight 447 stalled due to the same issue.
Re:Sequence of Events in the Cockpit on Asiana Flight 214
by raverbashing on Sunday December 15, 2013 @10:55AM
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There's a comment down below that explains the reasoning
But the Asiana crash is a Boeing 777
>It's a big mystery to me how three pilots could overlook this condition for four minutes.
Three pilots didn't overlook it. One did. Ironically, it was a different Boeing/Airbus distinction that prevented the guy in the left seat of Air France 447 from realizing the mistake the guy in the right seat was making. Airbus has separate (unlinked) controls for both pilots, so the guy in the left seat didn't realize the guy in the right seat was commanding the aircraft to pitch up. In a Boeing, the controls are linked, so it would have been immediately obvious what was happening.
The other pilots were confused because it never occurred to them that someone would try to pitch a staling aircraft 'up'.