Originally Posted by
ecto1
Exactly, MCAS will help with certification, but will NOT help at all in real life scenarios (considering flawless operation). It will make the task of setting a high angle of attack without stalling (say, recover from a dive with not much altitude to work with) a lot harder than without MCAS. .
Good point. In the situtation like the recent Atlas crash where pilots tried to pull up last second, it would probably trim agains them, right?