If it is yet another repeat of the vanes incident, and the pane not knowing what to do next, the discussion about cockpit reliance on technology is going to be endless.
Yes, well maybe it should be. Not just AOA vanes, but pitot systems freezing, and engines flaming out from high-altitude icing near storms. They're still not taking the issue of high-altitude upsets (with autopilot off) seriously. It's not a big topic in anyone's simulator program -- yet. But it can be caused by a number of different scenarios, and not just in an Airbus.
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Airline Regulators Grapple With Engine-Shutdown Peril
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120753185285993925