Originally posted by spagolia:
It also struck me how (with the few exceptions just noted), neither PF nor PNF, nor the CDB once he returns, ever speaks of pitching up or pitching down. They constantly speak of going up and going down.
Consider this bit of conversation on page 90 of the report:
Watch your speed
Watch your speed
Okay, okay okay I’m
going back down
Stabilise
Yeah
Go back down
What does "Go back down" refer to? I think it refers to KIAS not altitude. If so, aft stick fits in with the conversation.
Again on page 95:
The speed?
One second later:
You’re climbing
SV : “Stall, stall”
You’re going down
down down
Am I going down now?
Go down
No you climb there
I'm climbing okay so
we're going down
I think "climb" refers to altitude and "going down" again refers to KIAS. Otherwise, the conversation doesn't make sense.
On page 96:
Amazingly this is the first mention of the word altitude.
What do we have in
alti?
And both the Captain and PNF react with total surprise.
(...) it’s impossible
On alti what do we
have?
What do you mean on
altitude?
On page 98:
Nine thousand feet
Climb climb climb climb
No no no don’t climb
Why would the Captain ask not to climb after PF calls out nine one thousand?