However, being able to maintain a certain pitch attitude and trimming out the forces felt as one is doing that... are you suggesting pilots have even forgotten to do that?
I know it sounds unlikely but I have seen one pilot so taken aback by the aircraft misbehaving that he was angrily pushing the A/P button hoping it would engage even though the flight path was not where he wanted it to be. ( why not? he’s virtually never flown an aircraft anyway, why start now when things are turning to custard?)
I’m not suggesting that’s what happened here at all, but I am aware that the difference in pilot standards around the world is significant. I’m of the belief that we need to double up on mandated sim time and make the extra all manual flying. Tickets would have to go up about a buck per passenger. So be it.
I know it will never happen but I think it anyway
