They did not know the a/c had Stalled. They did not have Atttitude displays on the panel. Had there been any attitude displayed, anywhere, there would gave been a reaction on the part of this crew . This is so blindingly obvious, one cannot fathom the continuation of all the drivel re: PPL, ab initio, etc.
caveat. If they had an attitude display, it provoked no comment, no reaction, and no solution, nor discussion of same. In other words, it fit their conversation; it was roughly level, or slightly descending. To assume these guys had any provocation of the STALL shows only the ignorance of the critique. As Brian's quote above, if these guys did this, and the posters here are correct, we'd all best be not flying, anywhere.
To continue with the incredulity shows how eager are some to have a quick solution, a reason, a soothing, of the Fear. In the face of common sense, can you not see this? Their behaviour is readily explained, and if one took the time, carrying an open mind, the evidence fits.
Play it any way you like, there are no rational explanations except these: these gents were trained, they were alert, and they were together.
They had no clue, because there WERE NO CLUES. Resting one's lazy arse on data that got pulled out of the drink, data that they had no access to, To condemn, is not just lazy, it is a mockery of itself. It is right in front of you, it is not mysterious. More, much more than they had.
Stop leaving unsaid that which you pretend not to know: Look at the reasons, the logical ones, not the snarky gossippy drivel about how the training must be at fault.
You are looking at data that did not exist in a real way for this flight. It is a time capsule, and unfortunately it is being believed, and used, as if its purpose alone is to lend credence to a slander.