As noted by a 777 pilot, it's possible to set the equipment up to
disable both the autothrottle and autothrottle failure warning during
normal flight. This is a training issue, but also one of those
pitfalls that should be designed out to prevent someone using an
inappropriate mode at the wrong time.
If they were flying on autothrottle and it neither controlled the
speed nor warned them that the autothrottle was not engaged, there is
probably no way they could have made a normal landing -- by the time
the speed drops below landing speed it's way too late.
We will see. We have intact controls, intact computers, and a live
crew.
I'm hesitant to just blame the pilots at this point, no one EVERY
intentionally splatters a plane full of passengers, and someone who
has been flying 747's for decades isn't a dud pilot.
Peter
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