the independence between the two sticks was a mistake or at least a contributing factor of misunderstanding
The Boeing system seems more relevant from a security standpoint and offer better communication between the two pilots (visual and sensitive)
..and would also have helped the captain, when he appeared, to see what control inputs were being made, even leaning over and grabbing the prong himself. I certainly would have.
Well so much for the pilots trying to 'read instruments' when in fact they were probably in VMC conditions,
It was at night, they were in IMC (at least initially, why else did the probes ice up?). Look out the window of a big jet at night, in cloud, and recover from a deep stall with all manner of noise and warnings going on? Try it. Let us know how you get on.
The only way to have saved the day was to get the trim rolled down manually to get the plane flying again.
Mentioned in my just-issued new Boeing stall recovery...
