Originally Posted by Ian W
If (as suggested earlier) the THS had remained at NEUTRAL rather than chasing the NU input during a stall, would the PF NU inputs have been enough with elevator alone to maintain nose up into a deep stall? Was it only the added authority of the THS that allowed the aircraft to be kept in the stall
Um, no. You missed the key point. The pilot never tried ND input long enough for even the elevator to go past its neutral position. So there never was any real ND input. The elevator moved a little. But it still remained severely NU.