Originally Posted by
Smythe
Did you read the article in the Seattle Times?
Yes, and many similar articles since the first aircraft accident.
Why do you think it gets light on the stick? It is pitching up, all by itself.
If the pilot released the controls and the aircraft continued to pitch up "all by itself", then I would agree with you. That would have been an example of negative static stability. The fact that there were still "pull" forces present means that if the stick was released, then the pitch would, at a minimum, stop increasing (neutral stability) and likely decrease (positive stability). There is nothing, anywhere, in any data released to date that states that the 737 demonstrated negative static stability in the area in question.