Rudder for final runway alignment (?)

Thomas Borchert writes:

BS! Point me to where the FBW does something the pilot doesn't.

Habsheim. The pilot apparently put the throttles all the way forward,
but the FADEC ignored this, because the aircraft was not in the right
"mode." We don't know for sure because of tampering with the flight
recorders, but this is one of several plausible scenarios.

Normally, a pilot expects engines to spool up when he advances the
throttle. But FBW systems do what they want, not what the pilot
wants.

In Habsheim, the pilot did something the plane wasn't designed nor
able to do, namely extremely low flight in a wooded area. His last
words were probably along the lines of "Hey, watch this!".

I read the transcript, and those were not his last words, although
I've forgotten what they were (and it's not certain that the published
transcript actually reflects what was originally on the voice
recorder).

FBW had nothing to do with it. The accident report reflects this.

FBW had everything to do with it. There were too many FBW systems
aboard, and they were too complicated, and they worked in ways that
were counterintuitive for an experienced pilot. When the pilot
followed his instincts in an emergency situation, the FBW refused to
follow.

Yes. That reason is called "Boeing Marketing Department".

The real reason why I prefer Boeing is the ten-day disappearance of
those flight recorders. If the aircraft were so reliable, there would
be no reason to sneak away with the hard data. Boeing has a long
history of concern for safety and experience therewith that its main
competitor does not share.

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