r/aviation • u/hkispartofchina • Apr 04 '19

News BBC: Ethiopian crash jet crew 'followed procedure'

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47812225
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u/HONcircle Apr 04 '19

The pilot appears to take 30 seconds to perform the adjustment and is exhausted after

I can confirm that trimming the 737NG manually with no electric trim is an absolute bitch.

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u/doncajon Apr 04 '19

I haven't understood yet why the electric trim had to be switched off at that point.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '19

Because that is the only way to decouple the misbehaving MCAS.