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For much of the event the THS was at full NU, IIRC. I believe that this was not commented upon by the crew. It may not be normally scanned even whilst it was within view of all. Is full NU "normal" in cruising flight ? (I think that I understand just how it may have reached this setting, but is that within what one might expect as "normal"?)
It always returns to the same point
Pull the stick (and sustained) at cruising altitude is heresy and lethal
Do not watch the flight instruments is evidence of a very bad practice (eg not seeing the trim wheels position.. altimeter .. etc ..)
The PNF is busy with a lot of things futile and foreign to maintains the aircraft's flight is another proof of poor training (first keep fly the AC .. and next investigate)
And this is common to all three pilots as they have the same bad training and same bad CRM
Like tell Mr Schramm in a interview (AF pilots manager) it was this night the" maximum of competence" in the cockpit
The key is to know what it means "maximum of competence" for AF and if it is comparable to the other pilots proficiency of major airlines ....