Originally Posted by Ranger One
A pair of ATPLs should be able to avoid stalling a basically serviceable aircraft
Of course they should. And no doubt this thread will gain many more posts saying the same thing.
But the constructive question is:
why did two pilots, qualified to the levels the industry requires, fail to do what they were required to do?
Why?
That's the question that needs to be answered, and then the problem addressed. It's no good saying "idiots, move on".
Is there an issue with non-yoke inexperienced pilots just pulling up when in trouble (training conditioning from W/S, GPWS etc)? Are these problems caused by a complete lack of high altitude flight training? Is this a language/culture issue? Startle? Fatigue?