Originally Posted by DozyWannabe
Even if autotrim was limited or disabled in Alternate, the end result of AF447 would have been the same .......
Why do you assume so much?
How can you say the end result would be the same?
Until you know why he continued to pull, you just can't make that assumption.
It is very possible that the pilots would have recognized the stalled condition had the stab remained at cruise setting. In that case, every time he released back pressure, the nose would have dropped, and it might have sunk into his conscience that his pull was in fact the problem. But I'll admit that the preceding is just my opinion. You might try the same tactic.