Originally Posted by
DieselOx
Absolutely.
And what about the dead-stick zone on rotation mentioned in the messages? Seems to me to be related to the need for MCAS and maybe issues with the pitch flutter on flaps retraction: too much power too far forward for the old bird.
I have only flown the Max not the NG.. It would have been nice to be in the FCTM, and I did brief it when training new people. The aircraft has a pause in rotation at around 6 degrees that you need to pull through and then decrease back pressure once through it. Not a big deal to manage. I don’t have evidence but had always figured the elevator just lost some effectiveness when it is shadowed by the wing on rotation.