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At no time did any one person state, "I have control". I would have thought that would have been a critical statement, showing leadership and setting the command structure for the emergency, and stopping the confusion over who was actually in control.
Actually, the pilot in the left seat (Robert) did just that, at 02:11:37, when he exclaimed "Commandes à gauche!"
Unfortunately, the pilot in the right seat, probably in panic, kept his side stick at the full back position for two more minutes.
Don't we all learn it this way?
My Airplane.
Your Airplane.
So, if one says "my airplane" or "controls left", and does not hear the response "your airplane" or "controls left", then shouldn't one repeat the process, or attempt to get the other to recognise they are panicking?
(Please forgive me for posting, I am not an airline pilot, just a CPL, interested in this conversation)