Originally Posted by
Lookleft
And yet you consider that the pilots were of a lesser standard that they couldn't cope with the flaw that ultimately kept the type grounded for years.
Absolutely agree but with the caveat that they are flying any other type of 737 and not the Max. If it was that simple then the Max would not have been grounded. MCAS added a level of complexity to your simple runaway stab procedure that would have seen many crashes occur had the flawed design been allowed to continue operating. Line pilots are not test pilots yet thats what Boeing (and the SH 737 jocks that never flew a Max) expected of them.
If you read the report and studied the system you would know that using the trim switches overrides the nose down trim of the MCAS and would do so until you put both cutout switches to cutout at which point MCAS has left the building. We train to instantly put the correct rudder in with an engine failure that affects two axis so why would pilots not be expected to take action in the even of a stab malfunction that affects one axis?