Towhee:
So it seems that rear switch in the pole has been removed on the MAX.
That is a major difference. I wonder if it was mentioned in the few minutes of conversion notes.
TowerDog:
......If the cause of these two accidents was an MCAS event due to a faulty sensor, then the solution would be to click off those two Stab Trim Cutoff switches, then fly the airplane, make a landing, then go to the hotel and have a beer.
Well, that's the point.
If. As in, If you know it's happening.
First and foremost: it's not a stab trim runaway in the usual sense. The inputs, resets and then re-datumizing is quite, quite different. Plus you're in a chaotic condition before 1000' and flaps up.
Remember, you observe the STS running on a daily basis, and the MCAS actions are so intermittent and subtle that you don't know there's something inputting into the Horizontal Stabilizer from that source. You're not going to be able to diagnose what's happening while under stress - especially if you've never been told there's a software system that's taking this mysterious action.
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