Lantirn: "We have no idea what this crew had in mind.
I am not blaming the crew of 747, but thinking of stability and that those engines are below the line of CG, you could understand what I wanted to say with this.
Dont forget, no one could believe before that they could stall it at cruise flight level (AF447).
No I dont have thousands of hrs on 747s."
You nailed it in the first sentence...and then went downhill afterwards...rapidly.
Funny, I believed I could stall at flight levels BEFORE AF447.
I do have thousands of hours and years in the 747. There is very little pitch up moment as a result of increasing thrust in the 747...unlike some other four engine airplanes I have flown. Under those circumstances (from my present perspective in watching the video), I would not have reduced thrust.