Denise Moore wrote:
With all respect to those who think the pilots had to be to blame, it is not likely that three experienced pilots all made such errors unless the instrumentation and the way it presented information to them misled them.
From my limited 9000 hours along 36 years flying and gained understanding, a fliable aircraft, even when lacking an instrument or two, when CFIT from 38,000 feet, is the result of pilot performance. Not to mention how he got there. Or the full aft sidestick input held throughout the fall. Additionally, one doesn't have to be an experienced captain, just a rated aviator, to know how to avoid a CB, and how to trim to neutral during stall recovery. Altough engine thrust when initially applied here is counterproductive, it shouldn't affect recovery by much as a full forward SS plus neutral trim would have effected a successful recovery by FL200.