@ safetypee
Thanks for the thoughts.
From talking to guys who actually do high altitude flying I've come to the conclusion that they are mostly scared about "ovespeed". That was the original reason for the question. Seen from a pilot's perspective I need something at hand that works when things start to go awry. As you put it - very nicely - fly the aircraft - but how when in thin air?
To do so in a high altitude setup I need a better way to get out than the A340 crew
A340 incident ending up pulling the stick trying to stop an overspeed situation and ending up in far worse. (I leave aside the other things as improper task sharing, masked A/P disconnects etc.)
That was the simple aim of my question. If able to give up altitude, which widens the margins, the better. Else, can I simply nail the pitch, disconnect A/P and A/T and reduce thrust by an initial 15 % to get speed back to normal without loosing my wings if it overspeeds by let's say .03 Mach?
According to the other posts - obviously from a certification point of view, yes there is room, and as you put it - being gentle on the controls helps - but keep in control and don't panic. As you have put it - "situations are dynamic".
I fully agree with what you state and I try to tap a bit of the experience that can be found here
@ Gulfstreamaviator
I don't get the last part: "the reference to pond was when attempting to obtain level flight prior to entrance." Can you enlighten me a bit?