Yoko 1 post 669 26th jun 05 35 said "..
"In the case of any hand-flown maneuver the pilot should use the primary flight controls to set the aircraft " attitude, set the thrust to the desired power setting (full thrust in case of windshear or GPWS warning) and then trim accordingly "
or 3000 feet. Normally cutting thrust will increase pitch DOWN. And MCAS apparently trimmed down much faster than yoke trim up.
Cutting all power ( both AP and Trim ) left only the awkward trim wheel- which at almost any speed above maybe 200 kts is very awkward and difficult at best. And making 10 to 30 turns or more to get to NEAR trim takes time.
And about the so called 3 second rule to discover and suitably correct all bells and whistles and flashing lights and nose down and pull up seems appropriate for which superhero ? Did somehow a zero get dropped over the years ?
So the FAA now discovers re simulator another problem- taking too long to correct ??