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Old 24th Nov 2019, 16:10
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Originally Posted by Fly Aiprt
One can imagine they found easier to just add some code to the STS, no hardware etc.
And yet, moving the stabilizer just to correct a control column feel issue....
When one thinks the stick-nudger solution had already been implemented in some airplanes...
Allowing MCAS to move the horizontal stabiliser into a nose down position does not solve the non-linear elevator feel curve. It simply forces the aircraft away from that part of the flight envelope. Nothing to see here, move along...

Edit: For those not clear, my final sentence is satirical.

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