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Old 8th Jul 2019, 07:15
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Maninthebar
 
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Originally Posted by SteinarN
MCAS is a lot faster, actually 50 percent faster. It trims at 0.27 units/second versus main electric trim at 0.18 units/second with flaps up.

So, 9.2 seconds MCAS needs a whopping 13.8 seconds of main electric trim to fully counteract,
Or even if detected after e.g. 6 seconds of operation (not bad in an environment with stick shaker, Master Caution Icing, and who knows whatnot) then 9 seconds in the other direction merely to get back to whatever trim desired before the onset of events.

I ask again, does anyone train for that?
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