This article explains what went wrong when the Air France 447 flight crashed in the mid-Atlantic two years ago. It seems that it was a combination of computer malfunction and the human error. However, the persistent mistake that were committed by one of the pilots, is hard to believe by experienced aviators. The pilot tried to lift the plane, despite initially flying on a high altitude and it leading to the plane slowing down its' speed - the warning signal for the stall was ignored. It is very likely that the extraordinary circumstances during which the pilots were flying (flying in a thunderstorm) stressed them so much that their judgment was clouded. This relates well to the Yerkes-Dodson law on performance (too much arousal diminishes performance).
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/crashes/what-really-happened-aboard-air-france-447-6611877
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