Stock Clerk, get your facts straight.
So is that the only position you held at US Airways? If so, then why would a stock clerk have used the screen name of "Lavman" for many years on this very website? For that matter, since you no longer are employed here, wouldn't "Twinkie Baking Technician" be a more appropriate alter ego, in recognition of your new career?
Go read the report I did, and there was fraud involved in the crash investigation, it was proven that the black boxes were switched out to convict the pilot and absolve airbus.
Don't let the facts get in your way!
Actually, you didn't read the
Accident Report (I did), you read one of the wannabe websites and bought into their theories. Aside from your ignorant posturing about how the systems and "computer" on the A320 operate, your idiotic theory is blown away by the CVR (cockpit voice recorder for those readers lacking your extensive turbojet operating experience).
Here is the transcript:
12.45:04.7 [GONG!] - GPWS cut off
12.45:05.7 Radio altimeter [Two hundred]
12.45.11 Co-pilot P.....G.....! (name of flight safety officer)
12.45:11.4 Radio altimeter [Two hundred]
12.45.12 Co-pilot G.. is going to ...eh!
12.45:14
Co-pilot OK, you're at 100ft there, watch, watch
12.45:13 Radio altimeter [One hundred]
12.45:19.1 Radio altimeter [Forty]
12.45:23.6 Radio altimeter [Fifty]
12.45:26 Captain OK ,I'm OK there, disconnect autothrottle
12.45:27.5 Radio altimeter [Forty]
12.45:32 Co-pilot Watch out for those pylons ahaead, eh. See them?
12.45:33 Co-pilot Yeah, yeah, don't worry.
12.45:34.5
[Clack! Clack! Clack!] - power lever detents
12.45:35.3 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:36.2 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:37 Co-pilot TOGA/SRS
12.45:38.3 Radio altimeter [Thirty]
12.45:39 Captain Go around track
12.45:39.9 Captain Sh...!
12.45:41.5 END OF TAPE
You will note that the Captain's tale about holding 100 feet doesn't hold water. Additionally, the F/O called 100 ft. and added, "Watch, Watch," an obvious abbreviation under the circumstances for "Watch your altitude!" This would further confirm that the aircraft was continuing to descend.
To put this in terms you can understand, just imagine that if a baker at the Twinkie factory saw another baker allowing a pan to overheat, he might say "Watch, Watch," meaning that the responsible baker should recognize the situation and take corrective action. This might entail turning down the oven temperature by means of the technologically advanced "baking temp control knob," or else removing the pan from the oven entirely.
Unfortunately, the Captain did not remain above 100 feet. This prompted the autothrottle mode change which is normal and expected, but which the Captain missed during his showing off for the unauthorized suits who were jamming the cockpit (including some in a standing position). In his confusion, he pointlessly called for "autothrottle disconnect," (all he had to do was advance the levers to TOGA or MCT and the empty a/c would have climbed like a bat out of hell) but didn't advance the power levers for another 8 seconds.
You'll also note that the timing of the "clacks" from the power lever movement came just six seconds before impact. Since the Captain had allowed the engines to unspool (can you spell unsafe?), it did not leave enough time for spool up
and an escape maneuver. This also shoots down the b.s. you threw out about the engines not responding to a thrust command that supposedly came early enough to save the day. The engines were spooling up just fine when the a/c hit the trees (This event roughly corresponds to the statement "Sh...!" on the recording).
As is the case with all fleet types, every Airbus pilot is fully briefed on this and other accidents in Initial Training, with particuliar emphasis on autothrust modes and management. Since you have such a wealth of knowledge to share on this subject, however, I would like to facilitate your appearance as a guest lecturer at future Initial and Recurrent Training classes. Please let us know your schedule down at the plant so we can get started. Thank you.
