Originally Posted by
m3113n1a1
How did it get so out of trim?? Because the MCAS trims extremely fast and the pilots were distracted by warnings blaring and completely erroneous airspeed indications all while close to the ground with a fairly new FO flying the plane.
The MCAS trims ar normal speed and only for a limited time. It also can be instantly overridden by opposite yoke trim or disconnected with the pedestal trim switches as the per the procedures in effect at the time and properly done by the crew flying the aircraft the day prior.