Forgive me, missing quite a lot here because I have not read ALL of the voluminous opinions. But, loving the Tom Cruze stuff, Top Gun & all that ; whatever happened to the "Hard Deck" concept. As a Trainee pilot, that concept was driven hard into my very soul. We NEVER did ANYTHING below the "hard deck" of the day. QNH, OCL etc . So, if a HD was calculated, the unfortunate display pilot should not have considered a pull out below that level.
Regrettably, I agree with everything David Learmount said in yesterday's Daily Mail Quote. Sad, but true.