Idk if I'm drifting too far to support my argument, but I'd assume the pilot may didn't want to experience the g forces or was unsure till the end. In the end,

Idk if I'm drifting too far to support my argument, but I'd assume the pilot may didn't want to experience the g forces or was unsure till the end. In the end, I'm not settled on this & we really need to find & recover the plane.