> There's something I don't quite get here: why would you ever
> pull UP on the stick?

How about if you are hanging on to the stick and hit an airpocket? Sure you 
should be strapped in pretty tight, but normal reaction would be to pull on 
whatever you are holding - in the case of the pilot it would be the stick. 

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