Originally Posted by
Cruise
Wrong! Very few 121 operators train pilots in 'stick pusher' events. Most, if not all, stall recovery training syllabi teach pilots to recover at 'first indication of stall,' which means at the shaker. As you're probably aware, the shaker only means you're 'approaching' a stalled condition.....but the wings are still flying at that point. I'd imagine many 121 training programs will be changed to include some form of stick pusher recoveries in the future.
I cannot relate to this A/C, but typically there is a big red button on the yoke that deactivates four things - one of these being the stick pusher. I was certainly trained on how to override a pusher and do not think that my training was the exception to the rule.
I believe most any pilot with adequate awareness of altitude would have pushed the button at a stick pusher to override the system. The problem was likely lack of time to figure out the situation.