Originally Posted by
Peter H
2) If the switch is automatically hardware-toggled by emergency-level pulling on the stick, then its operation doesn't require deep
analysis of the situation. So a fast response with limited training, even in the presence of distracting alarms?
How is this different to the aft column cutout switch which is already there?
I mean, yes, great idea, doesn't need
any training because it's how the a/c did work and was understood to work anyway, but apparently MCAS can't do its "job" with that switch in the loop, so it was bypassed.
Now, some of us might think that bypassing that switch should have been a red flag, that it wasn't put there in the first place just to use up some spare contacts, and that if you have to
remove (or bypass) a safety device that's been there for decades without causing any issue in order to
meet a safety certification, then you're doing it wrong... but from where we are
now, putting it back would appear to be a non-starter
.