The level of skill - training - and expertise of USA trained pilots means that if this - (mainly) - software issue occurred during flight - (and probably has) - but was no big deal to our pilots - they may have been shocked when they learned that there was a bigger issue with the MCAS - but again - their skills and calm attitude made it almost a non-issue - - - hat’s off to the quality of the USA Pilots to handle almost any flight problem.
Tammie Jo Shults had a harder time controlling direction - altitude - and attitude when her Southwest 737 port engine exploded - it was far more difficult than an MCAS malfunctioning.
Tammie’s skill - training - and her personal calm attitude meant that the 737 and it’s passengers - (save one) - were going to survive - and if Tammie were flying a 737 Max - rest assured she would have already known how to override or turn off the MCAS before she ever sat down in the captains seat.
It’s a difference similar to a Stradivarius violin in the hands of a novice - it’s going to sound horrible in the wrong hands - so even a high time pilot with bad training and/or bad skills and habits is nothing more than a bad high time pilot.
As for myself - I will not hesitate to board and fly in a 737 Max with a trained USA pilot at the controls - and that would be without any fix to the MCAS.
In case someone wants to question the difference in skill and training of a foreign pilot - all I can say is - who would want to fly in any aircraft of a foreign airline when the minimum requirement of the FO is 250 hours?
Boeing is an excellent manufacturer - and they will - and have - already fixed this issue - and the Max will soon be in the air again and in the hands of USA trained pilots will be among the safest.
I liken this to when the first B17 crashed on take off killing everyone on board because someone forgot to remove the control locks - (quality - skill - and training).
Thanks Pat