Originally Posted by
cncpc
I saw that on Rachel Maddow tonight. I agree that this doesn't seem to be MCAS related, given that MCAS doesn't activate when the AP is on. Depending on how out of trim the aircraft is when the autopilot is turned on, it might well command nose down.
By "it" do you mean the MCAS or the autopilot (as an entity that has a bunch of sub-elements). Your point on possible out-of-trim taken on board.