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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by linuxftw on Monday September 21, 2020 @02:46PM (#24546948)
I read a good portion of the FAA's preliminary report that came out a couple months ago. They are completely incompetent. The report didn't include ANY data about rate of failure of AoA sensors, number of engagements of MCAS in the field, or number of flights where the plane was landed without MCAS enabled.

It contained vague statements like 'rare set of circumstances' with ZERO data on the expected probability. As we know in the software world, a 1 in a billion chance could happen many times per interval given the scale of any particular problem.

I'm never stepping foot on a MAX.

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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by bgorman on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:06PM (#24547150)
Yeah it is really sad, but Alaska Airlines and Southwest airlines may become untouchable for me in the future if they proceed to integrate the MAX back into their fleet.

I will never fly on that plane

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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by blackflame7000 on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:53PM (#24548874)
The 737NG had 3 verified crashes and 4 additional suspected crashes due to a rudder issue before it was solved and you flew on that plane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues

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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by cs278 on Monday September 21, 2020 @07:25PM (#24549465)
Per the article two crashes which were of 737-200/300 (i.e first and second gen) not 737NG.
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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by blackflame7000 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @06:14AM (#24552807)
Does it matter? The 737 wasn't cancelled back then after 2 crashes. Point is that they solved the problem and the plane went on to fly successfully and the public forgot about it. They didn't second question the entire aircraft design over one fault like we are doing today.
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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by linuxftw on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:03PM (#24559862)
Wrong. They didn't solve the problem. A pilot that happened to press the opposite rudder pedal saved the plane. They were only able to 'solve' the problem after someone heroically saved a plane full of people by doing the exact wrong thing intentionally. The FAA deserves exactly 0 credit for that, as they were willing to let more people die.
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