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There may not be enough elevator authority in a severely out of trim configuration. However the trim switches can be used to correct that, or failing that the e

There may not be enough elevator authority in a severely out of trim configuration. However the trim switches can be used to correct that, or failing that the electric trim system can be switched off and the trim wheels can be turned manually to bring the aircraft back into trim.

jki275 8y ago
Of course, the system could be turned off. That's the issue -- they didn't flip the switches to turn it off. Had they done that, they wouldn't have crashed.