The 737 MAX has new powerful engines and are placed more forward on the wing. This changes the handling characteristics and is most noticeable during takeoffs a

The 737 MAX has new powerful engines and are placed more forward on the wing. This changes the handling characteristics and is most noticeable during takeoffs as the nose tends to rise more readily. The simple solution is to require an hour or two of simulator time to train pilots on the new handling characteristics. In hindsight, using MCAS to account for this new behavior was the wrong choice. I know simulator time is expensive and so on, but this would have been the logical thing to do. Besides I hear the MCAS software was not developed by Boeing but had been outsourced.