XPost: alt.disasters.aviation, rec.aviation.piloting, rec.travel.air 
 XPost: rec.travel.usa-canada 
 From: rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com 
  
 Pete wrote: 
  
 > > But Molin didn't know he was putting more pressure on the tail than 
 > > it could bear. Why he didn't -- and who's to blame for that -- is the 
 > > subject of a bitter fight between Airbus and American. 
 > 
 > I thought that was one of the main advantages of fly-by-wire systems, 
 > to eliminate truly stupid actions of pilots. 
  
 So pilots act stupidly just so as to kill themselves and their passengers 
 do they ? 
  
 >  Sounds like Airbus shares 
 > a lot of blame for the crash.  It's like an auto maker made a car that 
 > sheared off its wheels if the steering wheel was turned too quickly, 
 > and the maker's response was to tell drivers, "Don't do that!" 
  
 Uh ? 
  
 So you drive your car like that ? Ever heard of skidding / rollovers ? 
  
 Some training in correct use is a clear requirement. 
  
 Its seems that there was an absence of really good training to counter this 
 incident. 
  
  
 Graham 
  
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