[cwatters writes
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Has the possibility of a fault with the PF stick been ruled out?
With an AoA of greater than 45 degrees, neither the wings nor the horizontal stabiliser will be acting as aerofoils, but simply as drag surfaces. Therefore it is unclear what the effect of any stick input would be.
It is certainly difficult to visualise how there would be any roll authority, and pitch authority could conceivably be the reverse of normal. Therefore theorising a fault with the stick seems a step too far.
Can't be ruled out, just like SS armrest failure.
You need a proper adjusted and fixed base to perform coordinated SS inputs.
In such case PNF could take control but what if you are dealing with an emergency situation and fighting to get control while PNF is in the middle of QRH? Would one change roles?
All they had was only 210 seconds.