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Old 19th Apr 2019, 10:21
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Bend alot
 
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Originally Posted by GordonR_Cape
Not a pilot. To paraphrase what you seem to be saying: When all the trim automation (including MCAS) fails, it hands you a manually controlled aircraft, in a mis-trimmed configuration, that a pilot without frequent practice is unfamiliar with. Sounds like ET302, or is the problem more widespread?
Automation generally will not trip/cut out when the flowers are in bloom, it trips out on during the hurricane/cyclone cat 5+

So say the autopilot - it will hold a wing out of balance until it can hold it no longer, then disengage from wings level. You will get a hard and fast roll.
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