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I agree with what you are saying in principle. However, the MCAS system apparently is designed to not kick in when the flaps are extended. In your situation, si
by laydn 8y ago
I agree with what you are saying in principle. However, the MCAS system apparently is designed to not kick in when the flaps are extended. In your situation, since you were descending to land, the flaps would have been extended and MCAS wouldn't be activated. The pilot would have kept the flaps that way until the aircraft reaches a certain altitude.
- cjbprime 8y agoFor what it's worth, I'm not sure that this is true. I think there is a conjunction involved -- MCAS is activated when [a] or [when flaps are up and b]. I'm not sure whether [a] covers the take off/go around case, but it seems like it might since that case produces high AoA due to the extra lift generated by the engine placement at high load.