PerAAA #275
" aircraft trimmed nose up..."
" thrust lines on pod engines..."
How often does one include a visual check of the current state of the trim whilst in normal flight, when it is all done automatically for you ?
How often do you have the opportunity to alter the power from cruising power to flight idle and then back to climb power - whilst in level flight, to see what happens ?
One of the many performance graphs for AF447 appeared to show that power was reduced to Flight Idle - and the nose dropped for a few seconds (as it must). Then TOGA was restored. IIRC this was a few second prior to the final stall. ( I think that nothing was said at the time on the CVR by PF or PNF. The Captain was called at about this time.)