Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
I fail to understand the logic of that statement in relation with the Max /MCAS. In the Max would have been autonomous , taking the Lion air case, the accident would have occurred a day earlier on the first flight , but not prevented it.
Well, if you don’t have any pilots, you don’t need to worry about stick force gradient (which is where MCAS came in), and with direct control of power and attitude the computers could be programmed to avoid the envelope corners which cause the problem. I’m not saying I agree with the premise, or that the 737 is equipped with sufficient air data sensors to implement in this case, but there is at least some logic there.