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> the feature is there to help keep the plane stable And we don't want that? > You can drive your car without cruise control Sure, because cruise control is
by close04 8y ago
> the feature is there to help keep the plane stable
And we don't want that?
> You can drive your car without cruise control
Sure, because cruise control is there to allow me to be lazy, not to keep my car on the road.
The aircraft has handling deficiencies at high angles of attack due to the engines being mounted differently. The MCAS is there to correct this. It's this or redesign the plane. Only 2 things that could have helped: an angle of attack disagree light to warn the pilots of the issue, and to to retrain the pilots. The first was sold just as an optional package, the second was considered unneeded since Boeing treated the new plane as a perfect equivalent of its predecessor. Disabling the MCAS is not a fix and without it the plane is not certified to fly.
- samfisher83 8y agoIt works when the sensor works. When it doesn't you need to fly it manually.
- close04 8y agoWhat I'm saying is that the MCAS is there so the plane can get the certification. You can fly the plane without it but it's not considered normal (or safe) operation. Which is why it must be there and it must work. You can fly a plane without an engine if needed but just try certifying a plane with one engine under one wing.