> it sounds like the pilot was quite confident that pitching the nose up further would get him out of the stall I don't think it was confidence, just a semi-re

> it sounds like the pilot was quite confident that pitching the nose up further would get him out of the stall I don't think it was confidence, just a semi-reflexive action (if too low, pull up) when there wasn't enough thrust or lift to manage that. If the training was such that the appropriate response to any cognitive overload/panic situation was to mash the panic button and reason things out, it would save lives.