Originally Posted by
Takwis
Too long a quote to figure out exactly what you mean. I would absolutely love to see the authority of the control column switches restored, but all the possible solutions I saw in that quote involved software changes.
From the AvWeek article:
Pilots on the NG can counter any uncommanded stabilizer input by moving the yoke. On the MAX, Boeing bypasses this function—often called the column cut-out switch—when the MCAS is active, because it concluded that countering the MCAS by pulling back on the yoke could negate the system’s purpose. Because the column cut-out switch function is on the MAX, Boeing incorporated it into the latest round of worst-case failure scenarios trialed by the FAA’s pilots.
Sounds as if the "bypass" is done via software and could be re-enabled via software, no?