Dead stick approach
You are right in that I did 'jump in' before reading the entire thread but I have just put that right by spending the last four hours looking for something regarding airmanship and aerodynamics as apart from the well argued technical aspect of the initial failure of the aircraft.
I began this reply by 'cherry picking' a number of posts that reflect my own thoughts but elected not repeat them as you have undoubtedly read them anyway.
However, to the point. Accepting that the aircraft was effectivly on a dead stick approach...the nose steadily rising as the speed falls...the 'picture' of the world outside starts to look wrong...asi?...108?...ooops...which way do I move the 'stick'....let me think....
Why did the FP, seeing that the AP was maintaining the glideslope at the expence of airspeed, choose not to disconnect the AP?
Stress, fatigue, workload?
All I ask is that the perfomance of the pilots at the time is evaluated.
Is that so very unreasonable?