Originally Posted by
billybone
Thank you ! I realize that normally TCAS only provides up/down altitude change alerts supposedly at a range/time sufficient to avoid collision. As I understand it- MCAS only works/engages if/when AP is off, flaps up, etc. And that normally, the AOA sensor provides input to AP. But the disconnect/removal of the yoke/stick switch which has been standard for decades such that a pull or push in opposition to stab/trim input under a TCAS maneuver which would normally cut electric power to stabilizer might be a surprise to many. Seems to me if HAL( MCAS) is/was G limited by design - but no longer is - then a conflict between pilot and HAL is probable ??
Just to be sure.There are many inputs to the A/P (AFDS in Boeing terminology, autopilot flight director system) through respective FCC's (Flight control computers) ADC's (Air Data Computers) and a whole lot more,and of course MCAS.