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> But the pilots didn't read the instructions Actually watching the linked video (or barring that, actually reading the final report) would dispense with this
by filleduchaos 1y ago
> But the pilots didn't read the instructions
Actually watching the linked video (or barring that, actually reading the final report) would dispense with this widely spread inaccuracy in fairly short order and make it quite obvious why they turned ON the stab trim system, which is what ultimately killed them.
But of course, "the pilots were simply stupid" is a psychologically easier conclusion to walk away with.
- WalterBright 1y agoAs I wrote, the column switches override MCAS. It's also how the crew in the first MCAS incident recovered and continued the flight and landed safely.
- jajko 1y agoDidn't investigation confirmed they followed official Boeing training?
- consumer451 1y agoOne of the airlines that suffered an MCAS crash had asked Boeing for specific training on MAX and was denied, as it would have set a bad precedent for sales.
- kashunstva 1y ago> the column switches override MCAS. Temporarily, right? Using the pitch trim switches on the yoke suppresses MCAS, but in order to remain at even net zero stabilizer position change, the duration of trim input would have to be of equivalent duration to the reciprocal MCAS-driven change. This is part of what made the problem so insidious - running trim for that long is rarely needed and rarely done. I haven’t flown the MAX but I can’t think of any type I have flown in which continual pitch trim input of 5+ seconds at a time would be required in flight.
- WalterBright 1y agoIf you examine the Lion Air crash, they restored normal trim with the column trim switches 25 times.