From: gneuner2@nospicedham.comcast.net   
      
   On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 21:33:13 +0200, Terje Mathisen   
    wrote:   
      
   >The preliminary report from the ET flight (the second crash) indicates   
   >that the pilots knew about the emergency procedures to be used in case   
   >of MCAS trouble, applied them and still could not avoid a nosedive.   
      
   I heard a report that the MCAS system was re-engaged *after* being   
   turned off.  The report indicated that investigators did not know   
   whether the pilots did this intentionally or whether it happened   
   automatically.   
      
   Boeing's advice to pilots says that if there is a need to turn it off   
   in the first place, that it should be left off.   
      
   The questions now are: can the damn thing actually be turned off? And,   
   if so, did the pilots turn it back on for some reason?   
      
   Early on the Airbus 300 suffered from a issue involving "go-around"   
   (aborted landing) behavior that caused multiple crashes.  In the case   
   of the Airbus, the method to override the "feature" was different in   
   different models - and in a split-second emergency the pilots had to   
   be aware of which model they were flying.   
      
   George   
      
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