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Old 11th Mar 2019, 11:44
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Originally Posted by Azgalor
What is different?
How we normally detect and identify a runaway trim is when we counter the trim which halts it, and then let go, after which the trim immediately runs agains.

With MCAS you counter the trim which doesn’t halt it but runs it in the direction you command it, let go, the trim stays in position. You direct your attention to the airspeed unreliable and stickshaker again. Then after some seconds the trim starts running again.
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