Many thanks for taking the time to reply. Presumably then if this scenario occurred for real and at a similar altitude to mine in the sim - 1000ft -an accident could be avoided, when you say robust elevator movement would be required? As a non flyer myself, I had no chance of recovering, as it all happened so fast - the instructor also had no chance to react quickly enough. Also, If the aircraft is flown to minimums before AP disconnect then this could then perhaps turn into a non survivable accident, or crash landing? Is this something that is actually practiced in the simulator? If you dont reply further, then again, thankyou very much for having already replied.
Rory