Another Hole
I don't know if this might have saved the airplane, but, at least twice now, the pilot in the left seat could have saved the aircraft if the stick priority system were to have been re-thought/re-programmed, i.e., why not make it much easier for the left-seat pilot to take priority, based on their (presumed) added experience? Forty seconds of holding down the button seems to be asking way too much of someone who is fighting for their life (and everyone else's).
Yeah, apparently the Captain did not realize that either (A) his forward-stick inputs were not enough to overcome PF's wrong inputs, and/or (B) did not realize that PF was pulling at all! One cannot make anything completely fool-proof, but this seems like an unnecessary gaping hole in the cheese.
I propose, without really having any idea of what the hell I'm talking about, making the left-seat stick ALWAYS have priority.
Discuss.