Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nosedive'

Re:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nose... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday April 04, 2019 @07:42AM (#19570995)

>It actually seems to be normal practice to quickly allocate blame, even when its quite clear that little if any investigation has actually taken place.

Readers would do well to remember this also applies to all the people who were 100% sure it was MCAS related before the wreckage even stopped smoldering.

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Re:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nose... by JshWright on Thursday April 04, 2019 @08:15AM (#19571222)

I don't think anyone claimed to be 100% certain that was the cause (feel free to correct me if that's wrong).

Given the obvious similarities between the two incidents (same phase of flight, same apparent pitch control problems, known issue that would result in that behavior, etc), I don't think it was unreasonable for people to point out the likely connection.

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Re:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nose... by peteradio on Thursday April 04, 2019 @08:30AM (#19571362)

No points for being correct? Why play the game then!!

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Re:Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nose... by sseth on Thursday April 04, 2019 @10:34AM (#19572754)

However since Boeing is a multi-billion dollar corporation perfectly capable of defending itself, I think it is best if HN readers focus on defending the dead pilots who unfortunately are not in the same position.

I am pretty sure any mistaken criticism of Boeing will be swiftly responded to and corrected at HN or elsewhere by Boeing's PR lackeys.

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