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Old 15th Mar 2019, 02:38
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Originally Posted by boeingboy737
If there are any mx tech on here can you tell us if the Stab trim cut out switches are connected to the MCAS system ie will the switches in the cut out position actually stop the MCAS from trimming thanks
The manual ones next to the trim wheel are. The ones at the column sensing a pull against the trim obviously aren‘t because the MCAS has to trim against a strong pull to maintain the desired positive stick force gradient.
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