I agree it's difficult to understand. I think a combination of confusion, distrust in the instruments and and a belief that the airplane would not stall must ha

I agree it's difficult to understand. I think a combination of confusion, distrust in the instruments and and a belief that the airplane would not stall must have contributed. The PNF acknowledges "alternate law", if he had only made the PF aware of the implications of that, maybe he would have "snapped out of it" and stopped pulling up. At some point during your training or flying career you'll probably have situations where in hindsight you'll try to understand why you acted a certain way despite knowing better. I've certainly encountered situations like that. I think most commercial pilots today in a way have to be enthusiasts, or at least start out as one. The job market is simply too uncertain and cost of education so high that you really have like flying to go through with it. But keeping the enthusiasm in a job with a busy schedule and demanding family life might not be so easy. That's one reason why I don't plan on flying for a living.