Originally Posted by
cessnapete
As above. Leaving the thrust Levers at TOGA from T/O until it impacted, must be a major reason for the crews inability to control the MCAS problem. If the crew had disengaged the automatics (anathema as an SOP in some airlines) and manually flown a quick circuit to land ,(they would not be continuing the flight with an erroneous stick shaker) No need to retract the flaps, and MCAS would not have activated.
Presumably they retracted the flaps because of the high speed after take off, not recognising the T/O power was still set.
Obviously MCAS is a problem in the Max, but if flown by properly experienced and trained crews ( and the naughty word Airmanship) the tragedies might not have happened.
A very armchair response and can you explain Mr Groves (a airman's) explanation of AoA being as simple as look out the window? He is a highly trained pilot that could sit in any seat in any American Airliner - just without me in the aircraft if I can know.
So simple tasks or simple people?