Re:Pilots offer insights on Boeing 737 crashes
by kayfox on Friday March 15, 2019 @03:12PM
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Yes, but the 737 has been around since 1967, which is what the person your replying to was talking about.
Going between the 737 NG and the 737 Max would not be a big change even if they were different type ratings, but going from say some turboprop to a 737 would be a big change.
If this pilot was moving up to the 737 from smaller aircraft (which nothing says he did, its just speculation), it seems somewhat likely that he transitioned from either their retired turboprops or the Q400 fleet they have.
Re:Pilots offer insights on Boeing 737 crashes
by dragontamer on Friday March 15, 2019 @03:24PM
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Hmmm... this seems to address my confusion appropriately. Make sense.
Re:Pilots offer insights on Boeing 737 crashes
by vt240 on Friday March 15, 2019 @03:14PM
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EA has other 737 models in their fleet. Their last accident, a 737-800, ET409 [1][2] out of Lebanon, CRM issues were cited as the primary factor. Not arguing with you, and they could have addressed all the training problems. But I don't think the previous accident should be overlooked when speculating. Especially, the fact that EA was hostile to the conclusions of the report. [3]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_409
[2]: https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2010/et-b100125.en/pdf/et-b10012...
[3]: https://www.isasi.org/Documents/library/technical-papers/201...
If there are significant deviations of the Max8 with the previous 737 models, that would constitute a safety risk IMO. Banning the plane probably wouldn't be the appropriate response, but we would at least ask Boeing to develop proper simulators and training so that Pilots would be more familiar with whatever the issue is.