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Old 12th Mar 2019, 22:48
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AlexGG
 
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Originally Posted by Luc Lion
Airbubba, the "control column actuated trim cutout switches" are switches located in the control column that stop an electric trim movement when the control column requests an elevator deflection contradicting the trim movement. This is the immediate response to a stuck electric trim button before using the STAB TRIM MAIN ELECT cutout switch on the control stand.
But my understanding is that these switches do not stop MCAS activity. Is that correct?
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