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Old 19th Mar 2019, 15:52
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GordonR_Cape
 
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Originally Posted by scifi
Instead of giving MCAS authority to control the aircraft, I propose a solution... When MCAS activates, just allow it to illuminate an annunciation in big red flashing letters...'AoA High, Stall Warning'
and let the pilots perform the correction..
That's not a solution at all. The B737 already has a stick shaker and stall warning. The problem is that the elevator does not have sufficient authority, and the stabiliser needs to be rapidly trimmed down, just at the time when the pilot already has a high workload.

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