I am still left with the question - would a yoke or visible side stick have helped in this accident? The conclusion given the information we have is no. The PNF had all the information he needed and didn't need to guess what was happening from seeing the position of anything. Gentlemen this is just clutching at straws and displaying your prejudices not objective examination of the situation. Look to the psychological and 'soft' features of this accident not whether you can see a side stick or not. Instruments, gentlemen, instruments.