On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:39:46 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

IIRC the first time I'd heard of it was on here earlier this year.

Read the Popular Mechanix article again - you'll find it discussed as a
recognised ATP stall recovery method, but only to be used when you'd be
too low for a standard stall recovery and hence wildly inappropriate at
Airbus cruising altitude. The speculation is that copilot#2 had only been
taught and/or practised that technique when flying manually.

Did you notice the other standout oddity: apparently no verbal hand-over
along the lines of "I have control"..."You have"?


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