Originally Posted by
HundredPercentPlease
Rog,
No one knew about MCAS until the AD a couple of weeks after the Lion Air accident. Have a look at the thread. The crew that saved the situation described the problem as the STS running the wrong way, possibly a huge clue as to how the human mind interpreted what was happening (rather than a trim runaway).
All operators used CBT rather than real training.
OK thanks -
so what you are saying would also confirm that no pilots (putting aside MCAS as you say) were ever made aware of the adverse pitch up effect of the new MAX due to the location of the larger engines (which can now cause lift) at low weights/high power applications resulting in a (unrecoverable?) high AOA?