Originally Posted by
dufc
Is there not a case for an alert in the cockpit that MCAS (MCAS 2.0?) is active?
Not for MCAS, providing the modifications provide sufficient protection; MCAS becomes a background function similar to STS. No action required no alert required; MCAS ‘off’, pilot awareness.
However, for trim runway there is a strong case for an alert, particularly in the difference between the 737 and the less severe systems, and also those aircraft fully protected. Urgent action required, clear unambiguous alert required, but how.
The difficulty is with how to detect a trim runaway which is essentially a single strand system; the human is a superior detector, but unreliable, requires mental attention and time.
Adding more safe guards must not generate more failure paths.