Originally Posted by
Less Hair
Is MCAS really about stick feel only? It's power got boosted over the planned force as if the nose must be brought down at any cost before stalling it.
What is the raw, non MCAS, stall behavior of the MAX 8? Anything nasty?
Nothing has been released to the public as to the exact MAX 8 stall behavior. It may happen that even Boeing didn't really know much before the catastrophes.
Concerning stick forces, I'd say yes, since MCAS is only there to change "the feel", and is not needed when on autopilot - who doesn't care about stick forces.