Originally Posted by
Etheereal
I know this is the wrong forum for this,but you're right. MCAS was entirely unneeded, all that was needed was a waiver. And the reason is simple: Newton's 3rd law of physics. Stronger engines will increase pitch as an effect due increased thrust, which, with the way the engines are placed, will create an even bigger pitch (and increased angle of attack, with an increased risk of stall under certain rare conditions).
A pilot worth their salt would know to counteract such pitch up maneouver (judging they're worth their salt, ofc).
Personally, i wouldnt avoid a MAX, im in fact trying to get to fly in a MAX, but from another airline..
That's not the conclusion that the FAA and other governing bodies came to.
The issue wasn't MCAS as a concept - it's pretty basic stuff that many other FBW aircraft also have. It just was implemented so atrociously that in non-perfect conditions, it flipped out.
Whoever signed off on a flight control system using a single sensor is an idiot.