OK, but I know, that if I had an upside down airplane at 5000 feet all of a sudden I'd most likely be able to recover. Unless you sit on your hands baffled waiting for the autoplilot to sort the mess out. What altitude were this lot at?
Sounds a bit inexcusable to me. We get battered in the sim with upset recovery training 4 times a year. It's doing my head in, but after all these cock ups over the last 10 or 20 years it's no wonder.
Thank god I'm leaving this industry. It's gone to the dogs.
P.s. - I just scrolled up a hundred or so posts and it appears it was 10,600 feet when the loss of control happened. Give me strength. I give up.