Mr Optimistic
"But does it matter if the gear was down. Surely the question is about what sequence of events took the a/c from level cruise to initial upset."
Well said my good man. We have had about 3/4 pages dedicated to landing gears. Next we will have posts concerning the toilet ACARS.
Takata, I have to say I read your posts with great enthusiasm, as you are so convincing in your statements, even if you might be wrong sometimes. You could convince me planet Earth was flat.