The difficult thing for me to understand is why didn't they just disengage the autopilot as soon as the nose started pitching up? And a jet will descend at a safe speed with the thrust off at 2.5 to 3 degrees nose down. I guess we'll learn all about it in CRM next time."
simon001, I have to agree but convincing a pilot to do nothing in a time of panic is really hard!
On the L-1011 there was a situation that could occur only during ground operations. If the stabilizer was moved abruptly a fuselage osculation could be set up. To stop the osculation all you had to do was let go of the column. Lots of luck trying to convince the crew to do nothing!