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Old 5th Dec 2018, 14:34
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Originally Posted by FCeng84
...I know the design intent and implementation with enough detail to confidently say that MCAS authority is limited to 2.5 degrees of stabilizer (less at higher Mach numbers) and will not add more unless the function is reset. Pilot activation is manual electric switch commanded stabilizer motion is one way to reset MCAS.
So if I've got this correct, MCAS completes one cycle taking the Stab Trim from say from, 5.0 to 2.5. If a pilot DOES NOT touch the trim control(s), MCAS is effectively stopped at 2.5? What are the other ways MCAS is reset?
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