Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
So what are we doing here, flying by memo? Boeing should have revised the Stabiliser Runway memory procedure
It's in my memory items, right under disconnect autothrottle. Do you fly the 737? Next time you're in the sim put the stab forward to 2 units and leave it there. See how you get on, I doubt you'll consider it to be controlling the aircraft.
Originally Posted by
MemberBerry
He does try to use the thumb switches to control the trim, but then so did the Ethiopian crew.
From the trace they blipped it a couple of times with one slightly larger correction before the cutouts were used. If i've got this wrong then I apologise but as I see it they retained full control of the stabilizer with electric trim at all times (apart from when they cut it out) and it would have overridden any MCAS AND command. After the initial AND command the aircraft is never put back into trim.