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You said the opportunity to maybe save the plane was closer to the beginning. Would that have been in the hour they tried work through the control issue before they had the first dive?
Yes as soon as they knew they had a jammed stabiliizer they should have left it alone. But its hard to make that call unless you've got a photographic recall of everything in the failure resolution guide (it wasnt in the guide). Its a gross oversimplification but, If they had made a request to descend to land (they were over sea) ,they may have survived. I tried it at least 17 times before i conceded to the instructor that declaring an emergency leaving the trim alone and landing asap was the best answer. It still may not have been enough.
Edit: The recommendation is that if it isnt in the manual dont troubleshoot it yourself.It can makes things worse...
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