Originally Posted by
Maninthebar
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of other readers - can you confirm then that the smaller trim wheel in the NG and the MAX works fine and that you have used it successfully in air tests? This would contradict reports dating to before the MAX issues that aircrew had had difficulty with it.
I think you guys are talking passed each other. There is a problem with using manual trim when the stab is grossly out of trim. There is not a problem when used “normally”, I.e, to adjust the trim as part of normal flying technique.