'Passengers are afraid of this airplane': How Boeing is handling 737 Max problem

Re:'Passengers are afraid of this airplane': How Boeing is h... by godson_drafty on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @11:16AM (#19739220)

Would it be possible to completely remove MCAS, and simply train pilots that this version of the plane stalls more easily? Stalls are a known phenomena that all pilots are very competent to manage.

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Re:'Passengers are afraid of this airplane': How Boeing is h... by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @12:05PM (#19739797)

If I understand correctly, no. Once you cross a threshold, it takes less and less force on the controls to move you closer and closer to a stall. That's completely not acceptable, with or without training.

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Re:'Passengers are afraid of this airplane': How Boeing is h... by tropo on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:45PM (#19742433)

Yes. That works great. There are however two troubles:

1. it would definitely be a different aircraft with different training

2. the more-difficult flight behavior is prohibited for commercial passenger planes

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