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MCAS only active at critical phases of flight like takeoff. At cruise, MCAS would not be active.
by rwc 7y ago
MCAS only active at critical phases of flight like takeoff. At cruise, MCAS would not be active.
- _ph_ 7y agoYou have it the wrong way around. MCAS is not active while flaps are extended, so not during starts and landings. It is also not enabled while the autopilot is active, as MCAS isn't balancing the airplane but about giving the right rudder feedback to the pilot when manually piloting the airplane. The accidents happened in normal operations after the flaps were retracted.