Originally Posted by
Smythe
No, MCAS overides controls and creates it own downward pitch when the pitch up gets close to stall.
In certain conditions, with the engines mounted so far forward and upward on the wing, the engine nacelles at certain angles of attack, create lift, pitching the nose up to stall.
MCAS automatically brings the node back down.
I must take issue with the statement that "MCAS overides controls". MCAS commands the horizontal stabilizer but does not override pilot commands to that or any surface. At any time that MCAS commands are moving the stabilizer, pilot intervention via the wheel mounted pitch trim switches will override MCAS.