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Old 21st Mar 2019, 18:40
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Originally Posted by ivor toolbox
Yea, so that's going to work, so at point of rotation, we get a vane split, and MCAS will still do its stuff while the crew are fumbling for the checklist.
But hey, we're Boeing and we've given you guys a little light.
From what others before have described, its still a sub-system reliant on its on-side sensor only, with no automatic cut out if the off-side sensor is in disagreement.

Ttfn
No. At rotation flaps would be extended. MCAS does not engage with the flaps extended.
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