Originally Posted by
QDM360
According to the same ADS-B data they were eventually flying with 383kts. They surely should have retracted flaps before accelerating to 383kts...
+1
With full slats and extended flaps it simply won't reach 383kts. So it is safe to assume they were retracted. And it is also pretty safe to assume they did not spear along on autopilot at below 1000ft - I'm not aware there is a TFR in a 737 MAX...
So both conditions for MCAS being active were pretty surely met in this case.
Does it mean MCAS was surely the cause? No.
Does it point into that rough general direction? Rather Yes.