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Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ... by sudhirj on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:33AM (#21092423)
But aren’t test pilots specially clued on to the plane, the features they’re testing and how to react in problem situations? That’s like testing car airbags with stuntmen who know how to crash without getting hurt anyway.
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Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ... by salawat on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:46AM (#21092560)
Keep in mind that even with test pilots briefed on the behavior, one of the three ended up losing the plane during testing of single event upsets of the Flight Computer.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/newly...

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