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by mlyle 2318 days ago
It's not a great mitigation, but the last thing on runaway stabilizer's memory list is to "grasp and firmly hold" the stab trim wheel.
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The electric motors can apply more power than a human can resist. So that's not exactly helpful.
The system is engineered so that an operator holding the trim wheel wins, via a clutch mechanism.
I believe there is a clutch mechanism. There are videos on YouTube of pilots doing this (in a simulator.)