Originally Posted by
OldnGrounded
I've been watching this thread carefully, from the day of the crash. Since we all learned of the existence of MCAS, I've been wondering when this and jimtx's earlier question would arise. What, exactly, happens to longitudinal stability of the MAX in the absence of MCAS?
News article explaining the MCAS system said it was only for high AOA flight. No effect at normal AOA's. In this accident the left AOA was giving a false high AOA reading which triggered the MCAS to activate.