Originally Posted by
cessnapete
The fact that full power was left selected after takeoff doesn't seem to ba a noticeable comment on theses pages.
Surely the Flight Crews error in leaving TOGA Power set throughout the entire flight until it made a hole in the ground, dwarfs any MCAS part in the accident.
A lightly loaded B737 aircraft, as was ET (destination NBO) at takeoff, would soon break Flap and IAS Limits, and soon lead to a very high work load situation before MCAS was activated by flap retraction.
I am not dismissing the MCAS design problems, and erroneous stick shaker activation, but a lack of old fashioned Airmanship started train of events.
Errors in the crew actions have been previously discussed in several threads, all of which are now locked. Yes, there were a number of errors by the crew, however, it is unclear how much of this was due to individual factors and how much was due to the training and operations environment at Ethiopian. There have been various reports, not particularly well covered by the media, of lapses by Ethiopian in terms of both the overall training and the information communicated about MCAS post Lion Air. IMHO, Ethiopian is getting a huge pass due to all the focus on Boeing's mishandling of the MAX design and their subsequent response.