No, I am not missing anything!
But you're missing:
I. that both 1 and 2 involve Manual Control action onto the THS from the pilot.
II. "the extremely short amount of time left for a successful recovery" from my post.
I know you're not a pilot... A pilot will do everything in his direct power, to speed up the action on control surfaces, knowing that time is NOT on his, his crew, and his passengers side.
Although I have to thank you for making my point by answering indirectly my question by indicating option 1 as the fastest..... as a matter of courtesy, your abstaining from interfering with my question directed to PJ2, by obstructing it, or answering it, and letting PJ2 answer, would be also appreciated.
Originally Posted by
DozyWannabe
You're missing option 3:
3. Move stick ND and allow autotrim to move the THS back to neutral.
Possibly a little slower than option 1, but not by a great deal.
In fact option 2 is impossible. Pushing the stick ND will cause the THS to follow suit in Alternate Law.