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I'm not saying it wasn't thought out, I'm saying that no amount of thought could result in a system that made sense in every situation... Having two independent

I'm not saying it wasn't thought out, I'm saying that no amount of thought could result in a system that made sense in every situation... Having two independent control inputs means there is always room for subtle failure modes (either technical or operator related). Multi-master is a tricky problem to solve. When it comes to flying a plane, sitting here in my armchair, I think the the simpler solution (linked yokes) is likely the better one.

FabHK 10y ago
Fair enough. I tend to agree, in particular as there was not only AF 447, but also the AirAsia from Surabaya to Singapore, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, with basically the same failure mode. So: * KISS... but: * Airbus engineers are certainly aware of it, though... but: * they have thousands of Airbuses deployed out in the field though with the current tech, so it's unlikely to be changed anytime soon. Is even more training the answer? Dunno. My take: Today's jets are incredibly well designed and safe. If something goes wrong, though, still better to have rather competent crew sitting at the pointy end.