Air Bus 300 crash in NY now blamed on co-pilot's improper use of rudder

"PS2727" wrote in message
...
As a multiengine instructor who has witnessed students applying full
rudder in
the wrong direction after a simulated engine failure then quickly apply
full
opposite rudder in the correct direction am I to understand that I was in
mortal danger from the tail breaking off? Seems that is a little late in
telling pilots how these things are designed....What next, we can't
reverse
ailerons when landing in gusty conditions without breaking something there
as
well?
..

No, the limitation applies to transport catagory aircraft.

Also, maybe someone can explain why the rudder limiter on this Airbus
didn't
protect the structure when its sole purpose in life is to prevent damage
to the
structure by limiting rudder movement at higher speeds

Good question. It was probably never anticipated that airline pilots would
fly the airplane like your multi students.

Mike
MU-2