Thank you.
Was that so hard to be revealed, so we all know it wasn't mechanical? Beyond that I have zero interest in any gossip. Not my intent.
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Thank you.
Yes, and I quite agree. But, gust locks are only needed for variable tailwinds, are you sure you want to open that discussion for this accident?External gust locks are far superior to those in the cockpit control locks.
A very valid point. During my very distant sim time, I'm not sure if "Controls free and correct" was a checklist item. Are we normalizing deviance, if we employ procedures trainers which skip vitally important simple elements of good piloting? It brings to mind my time at deHavilland, during which we received a request that a Twin Otter landplane be equipped with a landing gear selector with working position lights. "Why?" was the obvious reaction to such a request. The operator explained that all of there other types were retractable, so they wanted the operation of a landing gear selector, and checking gear position to be common across their fleet. I see the logic...I mean how is including this checklist item adapted in the routine flights in a SIM ?
In that case the control column should be back, IMO. The only time you would leave it neutral is when there is a slight tailwind.
( A good strategy, to ensure for the gear example ... a safeguard against forgetting.)