[Cletus.D.Yokel]

An interesting new story (link from MSM outlet ABC, so I won’t give them the click.

:: Black box data from the Lion Air jet that crashed in October reveals the pilots struggled to fight the plane’s malfunctioning safety system from takeoff to the moment it nose-dived into the Java Sea ::

malfunctioning safety system? That can’t be over-ridden?

[Kalam]

I think it would be like a sensor in an automobile that shuts the power down. The car won’t work properly until the sensor is replaced. It happened to me once as I was trying to cross a divided highway. I about got hit.

[smileyface]

uninterruptable auto pilot (UAP)
project abledanger.com, see pilot Field McConnell

[haffast]

“””malfunctioning safety system? That can’t be over-ridden?”””

It seems Boeing left out information about MCAS from the Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM). If true, oopsie

What is the Boeing 737 Max Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System?

https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/what-is-the-boeing-737-max-maneuvering-characteristics-augmentation-system-mcas-jt610/