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Sully Sullenberger's opinions is that the MCAS failure is not a "normal" trim runaway failure:

> These emergencies did not present as a classic runaway stabilizer problem, but initially as ambiguous unreliable airspeed and altitude situations, masking MCAS.

http://www.sullysullenberger.com/my-letter-to-the-editor-of-...

He bases that opinion on having flown the scenario in a professional full motion simulator (explained in the rest of his letter).

What's your response to that?



I replied to this in another message here.


Sully isn’t type rated in the airplane in question. An Airbus that he normally flies is much different than a 737NG.




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