Big nagging question in my mind - how do they replicate the failure when
testing?

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 8:03 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The difficulty is that a single point failure (flaky attitude sensor in
> this case) causes an un-needed actuation and severe nose down pitch without
> warning the pilots, who are well aware of what the plane is doing.
>
> Having the "stick" snatched out of your hands by the computer without
> warning is a bad thing.
>
> The old stall warning on the 727 shook the stick a couple times before it
> forced it forward, along with a horn and the annoucement "stall".  This
> system just rams the stick down.
>
> Nothing wrong with the idea, but the implementation is horrible, and not
> putting it in the training OR the flight manual is just flat criminal.
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