The Ancient Greek writes:
4 minutes is a very long time.
I agree with this assessment. I think it nullifies the idea that there was a "startle" factor due to "bells and whistles". A professionally trained pilot is not startled for four minutes. A few seconds, yes; four minutes no.
The critical question that now needs to be answered. For essentially four minutes he rode the stick right into the ocean. Why? Something caused him to do that. Training? Confusion?
Another poster:
but as a non-pilot I am struggling to understand how three pilots could not figure out that their plane was stalled.
If they did not know the plane was stalled, why?
or
If they knew the plane was stalled and handled it wrong, why?
The report as it stands doesn't answer this questions (nor should it).