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Old 21st Mar 2019, 19:34
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BobM2
 
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Originally Posted by gums
Salute!
My fear is that some lurking here will think that we lost two planes and 300 passengers because incompetent crews did not simply turn off two switches within seconds of raising flaps at normal altitude and speed with the stall warning system telling them they were stalling and their airspeed was FUBAR.

Gums...
Why would a competent crew raise the flaps & try to continue the flight with a continuous stick shaker? Once the startle factor subsides & you realize the airplane is flying normally, just return & land. You could try adding more flap if it would make you feel better about stall margin. A little common sense goes a long way & MCAS never is activated.

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