Lyman:
The second pull to 17 was accomplished by a pilot who had done that before, and not experienced any fatal result. He was repeating what the a/c and the UAS drill taught and were teaching. Pull, TOGA. It's in the book, and not contra indicated.
I beg to differ. As was just recently posted (and many times before), that procedure is strictly reserved for UAS near to the ground and for windshear (near the ground). It is patently wrong at high-altitude cruise. That's why it's now being trained, I do believe.
Your words describe "best case, best practice."
The only practice that would have saved them.
