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GPS info might be something you can use for sanity-checking input, but AoA can only be reliably read from an actual instrument. Air moves, you can't rely on th
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 8y ago
GPS info might be something you can use for sanity-checking input, but AoA can only be reliably read from an actual instrument. Air moves, you can't rely on the plane's motion.
Also, MCAS isn't active with flaps extended, so "like during takeoff" isn't correct. MCAS won't be active during takeoff and landing because it's not designed to be active at those times.
- velox_io 8y agoThat's what I was getting at. If the nose is at an extreme angle (or reported to be) and the plane isn't climbing/ or descending - there's something wrong! Just after takeoff while the plane is still climbing. I'm not sure that helps matters much, as the plane is off the ground and lore's the pilots into a false sense of security as plane's working ok.. Here's the bulletin Boeing issued after the first crash. It's hidden away in the bottom left and not highlighted, so it's easy to miss: "runaway stabilizer". Unfortunately, the brief is more focussed on assuring how safe the planes are, and what counter-measures to take in the event. Rather than what a runaway event looks like. https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/boeing-nearing-737-max-fleet-bulletin-on-aoa-warning-after-lion-air-crash/ https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/boeing-nearing-737...