How one confused pilot killed over 200 people..

[Beegs]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Actually the second most senior pilot let the low guy keep command when the Captain left..

I like how Boeing ties the controls together.. this "averaging" deal seems flawed.

SEEMS flawed? Holy crap....when I read that I about fell over!!!! I can't BELIEVE they are set up that way. If they had been synced...the reaction most likely would have been: "WTF are you pulling back so much for????"

I hope someone here can shed some light as to why being "averaged" is a good idea...

[Gandalf]

Yikes! Makes you want to slap someone but I'm not entirely sure who I'd start with! As someone who clocks up miles back and forth across the Pacific, I'm always concious that you are totally at the mercy of the crew, the conditions and the current state of the aircraft with few to no options if something goes wrong. Still scares the bejesus out of me and I'm fairly sure reading this doesn't help. An eye opener for sure.

G