Originally Posted by
jmastron
In fact, I'd love to see every simulator (not just 737s) add in random MCAS-fail style intermittent trim until full down stabilizer events -- then we could get data to either confirm that every single "first world" pilot diagnoses and reacts immediately to this specific type of failure every time, or put to bed once and for all the claim that this is only an issue in the "3rd world". I know that's not feasible, but...
When Boeing brought out the first version of the "fixed" software, it was tested in simulators by very experienced test pilots. Although none crashed, the plane was still very difficult to control, so they had to revisit the software changes.