Originally Posted by
Smythe
5 degrees nose down, repeatedly, at lower altitudes is far more significant than stab runaway, and look at those effects. Wonder what the trim wheel revolution speeds are under MCAS...that has to be inspiring!
From memory:
MCAS - 0.27/s
Normal trim flaps up - 0.2/s
Normal trim flaps extended - 0.4/s
I'd rather have an MCAS do what it did than a runaway with flaps extended at low level.