Originally Posted by
Lost in Saigon
Yes, I agree. It SHOULD have been easy, but for some unknown reason, it was not.
There are at least three things that could have saved them:
1) leaving the flaps extended to stop MCAS operation
2) using electric trim to stop MCAS operation
3) using the stab trim cutout switches to stop MCAS operation
They did NONE of these things CORRECTLY. We need to find out why.
Hopefully the final report will give us the answer.
So above-average pilots would have saved the plane and below average pilots lose it. Let's see, there are 50% of below average pilots in the world, you better be careful when an SLF to get in the right plane - although of course only above average pilots participate in PPrune.
Gimme a break - the issue is why were the pilots subjected to this horrible situation, where being average but not good meant bye bye for the SLF?
Edmund