Originally Posted by
Allegheny
I have no first hand knowledge of this but I have heard that in the US there have been MCAS failures with random trim activation. The US crews quickly recognized the situation as a trim runaway and dealt with that as a memory item, de-powering the system. I personally believe that experience played a part in these accidents. Again I have no first hand knowledge but it is my personal belief that experienced US crews are much more inclined to "turn off the magic" if the airplane is not doing what it is supposed to do. Foreign crews seem to be much more reliant on automation.
This is factual, there were MCAS events in the US. Airplanes got flown, trim switches got turned off.
Originally Posted by
Allegheny
Even an Airbus works just fine without any magic.
I don't know, there always seems to be at least a little PFM on the bus.