Hi BOAC,
why was the stick subsequently held back, do you think?
I think he was mistakenly performing this following procedure.
"Airborne, initial climb or landing
THR LEVERS AT TOGA SET OR CONFIRM
AP (if engaged) KEEP
SRS ORDERS FOLLOW
If necessary, the flight crew may pull the sidestick fully back.
Note:
Autopilot disengages if the angle of attack value goes above α prot.
If the FD bars are not displayed, move toward an initial pitch attitude of 17.5 °. Then, if necessary, to prevent a loss in altitude, increase the pitch attitude."
I guess he thought that since he was definitely airborne that it was necessary to pull fully back.
We dinosaurs were taught to "respect the stick shaker" during these manoeuvres. Airbus doesn't fit one - just another audio warning on top of constant "C chord" altitude deviation warning.