Originally Posted by
FIRESYSOK
Absolute rubbish. In a nose-low unusual attitude, yes, you should pull the Gs smoothly, and earlier than later (before the speed has a chance to increase further), but never use speed brakes. A G load of 4 (which is well beyond certification limits) will increase stall speed by a factor of two. Suddenly you have a stall speed of 350+ knots and you guys want to destroy the laminar flow further? I’m not sure what to think of the comments here. I’ve never ever heard of this. My opinion is deploying the spoilers in a high-G dive recovery is going to put the airplane in the ground twice as efficiently. But go ahead and think it’ll help.
I'm sure you're right when you have acft control, as in a high-angle release. But when your nose is suddenly pointed directly at the ground below 10 and the throttles are stuck at max, popping the boards immediately rather than later may buy you a precious few seconds (and feet) to try and correct the situation. If you can get the nose started up, you can always ease the boards in. But as this accident proved, if nothing else is working, you haven't got much to lose by trying anything and everything.