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Re:My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine by jayalpha on Monday October 14, 2019 @07:22AM (#21247070)
The author in the NYT is a pilot.

"Unfortunately, in the case of the 737 Max, it seems that Boeing has built a plane with a fundamental aeronautical issue that it thought would be resolved by adding a new automated system. "

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Re:My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine by WalterBright on Monday October 14, 2019 @07:41AM (#21247200)
Mr. Wise is indeed a pilot, but not one for jetliners. Flying a high altitude jetliner is very different from flying a Cessna. Mr. Wise does not have a degree in aeronautical engineering, nor in engineering of any sort.

http://jeffwise.net/about-the-author/

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Re:My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine by FabHK on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:47PM (#21250864)
Note that he doesn't use the term "stable" incorrectly. He points out an issue (that would indeed preclude the 737 Max from being certified without MCAS, as I understand it).
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Re:My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine by WalterBright on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:39PM (#21252622)
> that would indeed preclude the 737 Max from being certified without MCAS

It would not prevent certification. It would require pilots to be separately rated for the MAX.

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Re:My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine by FabHK on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:36AM (#21256885)
That's not my understanding. I understand (and PuffinBlue concurs, if I'm not mistaken) that the 737 Max would not be certifiable without MCAS.
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