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Old 23rd Mar 2019, 12:28
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A key modification to limiting stabilizer commands is a revision that allows only one trim application for each new trigger of the MCAS system.
I'm not sure if the article is poorly written, but that sentence sounds exactly like the bad old MCAS to me (a computer programmer). If a faulty AOA sensor keeps returning +20 degrees, what stops MCAS from repeatedly triggering? What if two stalls follow in close sequence, is each a separate event? More questions than answers about those specific details, including the AOA sensor validation algorithm.
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