Is this indeed just crass reporting by Auntie, an attempt by BA
PR to re-write history or are the AAIB on their way to changing their report? Perhaps the Beeb are looking at PPRune and taking some of the crap as a fact?
I was under the impression that the report stated that the autopilot was 'left engaged' until it disengaged itself near to the point of stall as the speed washed off (presumably no more tailplane trim/elevator authority available to it). I grant that a 'lowering of the nose' at that point would be a good idea, but hardly the stuff of heroism that gained those extra yards? BA appear convinced that the flap reduction was beneficial, but nothing still from the AAIB on that.
Can one of our moles explain how the nose was lowered to stretch the glide
(edited to add 'as reported' on the Today programme this am. I DO see that there is no implicit claim to this effect on the linked item)?