" Autothrottle failure " Hmn ? like. . . prior to my dirty dive I forgot to disconnect it ?
Seems a strange approach to be using A/T, I would imagine manual inputs would be the order of the day here. Anyway, if it doesn't do what you want, as promptly as you want ,that is what the disconnect button is for. You are supposed to be in charge of the aircraft not vice-versa.
