Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
How come it is OK that the MAX is the only in production airliner anywhere that does not have the capability of separating the Captains and Copilots control wheel/stick in the event of a control jam.
I beg to differ.
To date there has been no indication that the MAX was different from the NG in this respect.
Moreover the diagram in the interim reports do seem to indicate that the Captain and FO control columns actually separated.