That in and of itself ends the conversation. If he would have fire-walled it, they would have been fine. I suppose anyhow, but(the more I think about it) the captain had no business being in command of that plane. First action of a stall encounter is as natural as it is to jump out of the way of a mack truck. I'm thinking since he lacked the competancy of basic stall recovery, it was just a matter of time before something else would've gotten him. If I were a surviving family member, I am not sure I would want his name on the memorial.