Originally Posted by
fgrieu
Reportedly, number 1 of 5 concerns raised by EASA about the 737 MAX is:
"The potential difficulty of pilots in rotating the MAX trim wheel".
What are the feasible technical options (and/or certification strategies) available to Boeing in order to tackle that issue?
The three most obvious ones are, a larger diameter wheel (not feasible in current cockpit design), higher gearing (making operation take longer) or some kind of powered assistance (which defeats the idea of a solely human-powered mechanical method of trimming the stabiliser.)