A theme in this thread is a belief that FDR visualisations alone will provide understanding of the crews perception and thence behaviour.
Tactile senses contribute to pilots awareness - stick force has been overlooked, and thence the 'feel' of the aircraft including significant trim /AP inputs experienced by the crew were not considered.
Without evidence of the stick forces, the ability and time required for recovery is unknown, excepting that in this instance its appears insufficient. Stick force might be calculated from the FDR, however the erroneous assumption that the AP disengaged, but did not, would complicate the process, particularly for any trim contribution to stick force - direction and magnitude.
Re #198
* an attention getting * comment, yes; a reminder of the need for trim awareness and its powerful control function.
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similarity with … No, just a 'shadow'.
For the philosophical, how might we perceive the unseen - look for the shadows.
