B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 774
Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors
The captain was flying the leg. We were a heavy Aircraft but within limits for takeoff. On climb out approximately 5000 ft through transition altitude on the departure both myself and the Captain reached down to set our altimeters. As this was happening I noticed that the Captain inadvertently continued a turn past the course line for the departure. As we were turning through the course I alerted him that he was doing so and called for a correction. He was still heads down setting the altimeter and started to further raise the nose up in the climbing turn. He started his correction back the other way but the nose was too high and the airspeed started to decay rapidly. I immediately noticed the yellow barber pole rising up to meet our speed bug (approx. 220-230) at an alarming rate. As the nose was still too high in a bank and the speed tape continued to decrease to the stick shaker; I alerted him then immediately took control of the Aircraft and performed a nose high turning unusual attitude recovery back to level and accelerating. Once the Aircraft was under control the Captain took control of the aircraft and continued to fly the departure. The timeline on these events written sounds like this event unfolded over a period of time but in reality it was literally seconds.
Following a max gross weight takeoff; while turning right and climbing; with flaps up at clean maneuvering speed; as I turned right; the relief pilot stated 'transition altitude'; as a reminder for the PM and myself to set 29.92. We were in and out of clouds at the time and I was hand flying. I reached out to set 29.92 with the aircraft on speed and following the flight director. As I set the altimeters; I experienced vertigo; allowed the nose to get too high; and the stall feathers rapidly moved down to the nose attitude. The PM (Pilot Monitoring) was immediately aware; and pushed the stick forward; I said to him 'you have the controls'; and the aircraft was in a stable situation within seconds; though stick shaker was induced and it was necessary to rapidly lower the nose. I concentrated my attention on the attitude indicator; reset my internal gyros; and resumed aircraft control within ten to twenty seconds. The clean maneuvering speed was 254 and the aircraft probably decelerated to 235 momentarily.
B767 flight crew reported a nose high attitude with stick shaker after the Captain experienced vertigo during the climb.