Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ...
by mlyle on Friday September 27, 2019 @08:18PM
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> Boeing's design and US-centric expectation of pilots didn't prevent US Air 427 from crashing. Literally everyone in the world expects pilots won't pull back on the yoke at stall. Yet these U.S. pilots did that.
The reason that '427 pilots aren't blamed is that it's unclear that with perfect inputs that the plane was recoverable. We also excuse them a bit because the situation became unrecoverable in a matter of seconds since it manifested, instead of a longer time with the MCAS upsets.
Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ...
by cmurf on Saturday September 28, 2019 @01:51AM
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It's long since been demonstrated the airplane was recoverable. With perfect information. Lacking stall, full opposite aileron successfully counteracts rudder.
The reason that '427 pilots aren't blamed is that it's unclear that with perfect inputs that the plane was recoverable. We also excuse them a bit because the situation became unrecoverable in a matter of seconds since it manifested, instead of a longer time with the MCAS upsets.