SeenItAll
Excellent points, but a hard sell, at least here. It is not in the interest of the fanatics to accept exculpatory reasoning (exonerating). The PF did not achieve PITCH plus actual for ten seconds (per BEA: "The aircraft did not immediately climb"). We are all also unaware of what the PF saw on his Panel.
PEI_3721
You do not address the point. This is not about TRIM, nor is it in re: feedback, or anything else. This discussion is about "POSITION" of the stick, and its importance to the PM. Had PNF SEEN THE STICK FULL BACK, he would have sussed the problem........period.