The point of MCAS was to make the plane easier and more familiar to fly for pilots who were already used to the previous generation of 737. This was a requirement of the certification otherwise additional training was required. If MCAS is going to switch off when there is AOA disagree does this mean the plane will again feel unfamiliar to a pilot and additional training without MCAS will be requirement to deal with this situation. If not, why would there be a requirement for MCAS in the first place?
Is everyone sure that that pushing the nose down is to the only thing that MCAS does or is this the only failure mode found? When the MAX was being developed, experienced pilots found the controls of the aircraft felt unfamiliar: unusually light, and rather different to what they had experienced before. I am not a pilot but it doesn’t fit comfortably with me that all of this is corrected by simply occasionally pushing the nose down ?