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ATC Watcher
KNOWING THE FULL SITUATION IN ADVANCE.
Were the crew unaware of the Lionair crash and the bulletin released by Boeing? How did this situation differ from that one in respect of MCAS activation?
It's an interesting point whether the stab readout is taken from what is commanded or the position of the jack. Considering the AND command is registered without stab movement I suspect it is demand, it's how the narrative reads as well.
Ethiopian have played a blinder IMO. By making their press release before the initial report media around the world are reporting that the crew repeatedly followed procedures, BBC are still highlighting this point. From the data released memory items for Airspeed Unreliable were not actioned, the aircraft was not controlled with pitch AND trim as per the Unscheduled Stab Trim memory items. Nobody has questioned the validity of this statement.