jcjeant
But the a/p does 'give up' before the a/c is out of control or in an excessive or unusual attitude, surely. That is what it is programmed to do, and not wait until pitch or lateral control is as good as lost. It's a fair or reasonable assumption, though one could postulate a single upset that 'might' at one and the same time disconnect the a/p and fully upset the a/c...
Seems from the last BEA report that's not what they are thinking though...