Originally Posted by
mattymagoo
Has anyone considered the idea that MCAS was activated appropriately and the crew fought through it even though it was trying to “help” them? ie- they were in a nose high, low airspeed condition. I believe in the Colgan Dash-8 crash, the Captain pulled through the shaker and pusher not believing the aircraft had stalled but (speculation) perhaps believed he was in a tailplalne stall.
They were not in a speed low situation. Their speed was steadily increasing.