Originally Posted by
Fly Aiprt
I'll add that that trying to give an increase in stick force with a control slower than the stick-controlled elevator raises questions...
Originally Posted by
jimtx
He quotes Brady in his article but expresses uncertainty about whether he is correct. Yes you have to wonder how that pencil whip actually performed in the windup turns.
It's rather striking that so many smart and experienced people have been investigating and considering MCAS for such a long time and the consensus is something like, "We're not sure what it was
really supposed to deal with and definitely not sure how it would do whatever that is." And that's aside from the issues surrounding the fatal failures.
Someday, some of the insiders will be ready to tell the whole story.