BreezyDC
Speaking of brains and our human response to various stimuli -- computer aided or not -- what would the "seat of the pants" part of the pilots' brains be experiencing?
In this type of stall, would they feel increased positive G's which would then seem to decrease (or even go negative) as they rapidly descend in the continued stall? I gather the BEA will provide a graph with G forces plotted with a full report of FDR data, but no doubt it could influence the pilot's actions or lack thereof.
The following applies to the developed steady state stall:
If they were not accelerating or decelerating and the wings were level, and the nose was 16 degrees in the air, then they would feel like they were in a slight climb attitude, but without that push in the back that says you are accelerating.
When a wing drops in the stall, the wing is still generating some lift which can turn the aircraft, but since the aircraft fuselage is also now being supported somewhat by the uprushing air, there will be much more lateral acceleration (downward) than you customarily experience in a wing down attitude.
When in doubt remember, all forces have to be in balance or the aircraft would be accelerating.