MAX Changes Moving Into Pilot Response Phase

trim control
The cutout switches disconnect the yoke-mounted trim control, leaving the manual trim wheel for moving the horizontal stabilizer.
Credit: Collins AERospace
Most of the outstanding items on the Boeing 737 MAX’s return-to-service checklist relate to training and flight-deck procedures, and the detailed attention they are receiving from the FAA is helping convince pilots the agency and Boeing are, at last, on the right path. “We started out with a very...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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