Lonewolf
I see your quoted exchange differently. Rather than being behind, I see a PF asking for help from someone who (he thinks may) have accurate reads, his being 'duff'.
If so, it is absurd, and calls for an exchange of ss? PF should not even think of asking his question "I was descending then?" If going on feel, he's barking up the wrong tree, and if he is unaware, his question should have been a statement, "your aircraft".
bear