jackharr:
Of course you wouldn't do that. But what I meant is that it should be possible to use full power at any stage of flight without losing control.
I see. Well, As far as I know the engines are not mounted in such way that they provide thrust that does not go through the center of mass. That means the thrust from the engines will produce torque which will try to rotate the aircraft. So what
Safta probably experienced in the sim was immense back-trim in conjunction with the torque produced by the engines. Yoke fully forward was not enough to get the nose down. Maybe he (she?) could have recovered with not that much power... Anyway, I've learned that applying full power is the textbook way to recover from a stall. Hence, full power it is...
But this doesn't apply to you question as they've already lost control. A stall situation is the very definition of loosing control, isn't it?