I know one who is going through 737 training right now, probably would not be allowed to comment because he like his job.
Boing will fix it.
Its more than 50 years since the original 737 first flew.
has the twitter storm from the orange one started yet?
I try not to watch anything the orange one says.
wonder if there will be any cancellation of future deliveries over this?
could be a win for Bombardier, who's stock is a bargain ATM
The Boeing CEO has vowed to improve the safety of their planes as lives are at stake. No bleeping $#!t. How about you don't release a system with no redundancy that takes control away from the pilots? How's that for a good design?
Boeing muttered something about the market pressured them into the rush delivery.
Air Canada has refused to accept delivery of their next few Max 8's due in March and April. Now that is partly semantics as they can't be delivered anyway as they are all grounded. I'm not sure what their conditions are for accepting them (i.e. will they want a hardware fix or will a software fix/training be acceptable to AC).wonder if there will be any cancellation of future deliveries over this?
could be a win for Bombardier, who's stock is a bargain ATM
The blaming pilot training thing makes me shake my head. To put it in perspective, if the ABS/TCS/SCS misreads road conditions (due to poor design) and goes haywire on my car (overrides the brakes or steering) and I crash. is it driver error that I did not turn off the system in the emergency???
Could I have avoided the crash by turning it off, yes if I had enough time and knew how to (that is the training) BUT it should never have been in that situation in the first place.
Training how to disable/override/etc. a known bad system should never be the first line.... flying close to the ground and having systems telling the pilots contradictory info and overriding their input is a recipe for disaster.
An interesting read.... deadhead knew how to fix the problem likely from having to do so in the past. Sure training....but it should not be doing these things.
Pilot who hitched a ride in cockpit saved doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 Max day before it crashed
As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit. That extra pilot, who was seated in the cockpit jumpseat, correctly diagnosed the problem and told the crew how to disable a...news.yahoo.com
Yes - it is. If you hit me I'd be really miffed that you blamed the car. I expect my fellow drivers to understand the systems they have come to depend on.The blaming pilot training thing makes me shake my head. To put it in perspective, if the ABS/TCS/SCS misreads road conditions (due to poor design) and goes haywire on my car (overrides the brakes or steering) and I crash. is it driver error that I did not turn off the system in the emergency???
Here's the thing, they were supposed to have been trained to handle an autopilot failure, they had time. This has happened to other pilots, in fact the Lion Air plane that malfunctioned was 'saved' by an astute deadhead pilot who knew exactly what to do.Could I have avoided the crash by turning it off, yes if I had enough time and knew how to (that is the training) BUT it should never have been in that situation in the first place.
I'm no expert on piloting or avionics but I'm guessing the first line ought to be pilot takes control from autopilot and flys the plane.Training how to disable/override/etc. a known bad system should never be the first line.... flying close to the ground and having systems telling the pilots contradictory info and overriding their input is a recipe for disaster.
That's true -- the plane should not malfunction. Planes are smart enough to fly themselves or be flown from the ground - we put pilots in the plane for a reason. Ever wonder why 2 tiny airlines with a couple of planes are the bad examples?An interesting read.... deadhead knew how to fix the problem likely from having to do so in the past. Sure training....but it should not be doing these things.