[SkyPilot]

Maybe it's a question of having a system where both computer and human are contending with each other.

Perhaps, but when you disconnect things like pitch trim or autopilot, then the offending system is taken out of the loop. You can even pull circuit breakers to disconnect them.

Now flight controls, that's another issue.

If you lose a hydraulic system, flight controls are usually double or triple backed up with another hydraulic system.

The aircraft (like Alaska airlines) that had jack screws that completely disengaged and broke...well, that's another issue as well.

The article said runaway pitch trim, which is a common emergency procedure that is practiced in simulators. Once recognized and acted upon, the immediate problem is resolved in mere seconds.

[central_va]

Ok, let me ask this: Even if the elevator trim is jammed nose down and cannot be neutralized can human strength overcome that and pull the nose up anyway?

Can someone please answer that question?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Suppose you have a situation where the ability to recover is dependent on the skill and training of the pilot involved, but the effectiveness of the automation is such that people and corporations get lazy and disinclined to employ pilots with the necessary skills and/or put out the money and resources to train them?