Originally Posted by 4 runner
What I found interesting was the fact the captain PM was totally unaware even after the incident that the "drops" were caused in fact by his copilot PF inputs on the control column. So far for the old. A vs B. columns/side sticks ad nausam repeated arguments...
If you're already doing 300KIAS, it wouldn't take much forward-stick to induce the result. Whether you'd spot that at night is debateable. Full back stick, continuously, would be a different matter...
Agree with your comment on the need for the pitchdown, though.