If the pilots mistakenly believed they were in windshear conditions, it might explain why the pitch attitude was around 17.5 degs for most of the time, and why full back stick was used to prevent height loss iaw QRH 1.26.
Eeek! - What
is this
ridiculous fascination with minimising height loss everyone is quoting (modern pilots) as having during cruise ... ???
At 35,000 goddam feet... really...
who is dreaming up these latest training schemes ?