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Old 15th Mar 2019, 21:52
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AVAT
 
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Total Bewilderment

I recognize that there are serious issues with the MCAS system but.... I am not a 737 Max driver but based on the Lion Air crash and the airworthiness directive my hand would be at the ready to flick a switch to deactivate the MCAS system if there are any flight control issues. That is less than a 1 second procedure. The thought that 157 souls died because the pilot did not flip a switch..which he knew was there ... total bewilderment. I’m sure the Boeing team is thinking the same thing. Maybe the stabilizer trim cutoff switches were indeed flipped but not likely. Time will tell.
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