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Re:Boeing wants FAA to exempt MAX 7 from safety rules to get... by eastbound on Friday January 05, 2024 @05:17PM (#38885760)
In the MCAS, the ‘AoA disagree’ sign allowed more freight to be carried. The pricing segmentation is based on freight, the intent was not segmentation over security levels.

Even if it leaded to lowering security so much that 4 planes crashed in just a few months.

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Re:Boeing wants FAA to exempt MAX 7 from safety rules to get... by error503 on Saturday January 06, 2024 @01:33AM (#38889025)
The AOA DISAGREE was never intended to be optional, that was a bug due to miscommunication between Boeing and the avionics manufacturer, if the congressional report is to be believed.

Only the persistent numeric AoA indicator was optional. And none of this had anything to do with freight, there's no difference in capabilities between the aircraft, it's purely about pilot situational awareness.

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=1...

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