Originally Posted by DAL4EVER

I've seen countless pilots fight the pusher when activated and you in essence create an extreme PIO with pitch attitudes ranging from plus 40 to minus 30.

Doesn't this generally happen when a crew, recovering from stick shaker has added full power/thrust and pitched up too aggressively thus begining the PIO cycle you describe?

I guess the machine still had enough tail authority to rotate to 31 ANU after pusher activation.

..if you're in the comfy world of flying an approach and suddenly the pusher goes off and throws the yolk forward, what would be your first instinct? Most likely to pull back and protect altitude. Its also what airlines train for.

Airlines and other operators train for stick shaker recoveries to minimize altitude loss. (On a low base to final turn stick shaker activation they wouldn't want to aggravate the altitude loss by pushing forward)

Most airlines don't have you lose altitude in a stall situation, they want you to maintain altitude and use power and proper pitch to accelerate. See a problem with flying how you train?