Originally Posted by Nantonaku

I thought I read the Ethiopian crew managed to get the AP for a few seconds and it not only helped but it would have saved them if they would have kept it on. I’m confused on how manual trimming works here, manual trimming (from the switches not the wheel) overrides MCAS? But only after holding it for two seconds? What happens in those two seconds before it works? That seems like a long time to hold the switches without any feedback.