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I absolutely agree with not giving the blackbox to the U.S. There is definitely a possibility of a conflict of interest with the F.A.A. not being fully forthcom

I absolutely agree with not giving the blackbox to the U.S. There is definitely a possibility of a conflict of interest with the F.A.A. not being fully forthcoming. U.S. politicians have a strong interest to keep the U.S. aviation industry strong and Id be surprised if there was absolutely zero interference between politicians and the F.A.A. conducting a fair investigation. Also, the F.A.A. has already been aware that there were issues with this plane (software fixes were being worked on), but the planes continued to fly. If it turns out that the information already known to them BEFORE the latest crash should have been sufficient to call for a grounding, I could see them attempting to cover their ass.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
Can't they just upload all the data somewhere and then any air authority can do as they wish with it?
- bluGill 8y ago
  Who? I want the first person to open the box to get the data be fully trustworthy. That person can upload the data. If the first person to open the box is evil they can substitute whatever data they want. We are talking about governments here so the conspiracy theory that the person who opened the box substituted a different set of data is actually possible. Conspiracy theory territory for sure, so you really want to make sure that a fully trusted third party is involved. France seems as good as anyone to fit that bill.
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    Yes, I was thinking the trusted party with authority to open the box could dd whatever storage is in there and share the image(s) publicly. If you were worried about conspiracies then multiple aviation authorities, or government departments, could send observers to watch the opening and imaging.
skeletonjelly 8y ago
Not just that but the Secretary of Transportation is ex Boeing I believe
- cmurf 8y ago
  Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is ex-Boeing and yesterday a government watch dog has asked for an investigation that he violated ethics rules by promoting Boeing weapons systems while serving as a government official. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao was Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush, Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and the wife of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

Can't they just upload all the data somewhere and then any air authority can do as they wish with it?

bluGill 8y ago
Who? I want the first person to open the box to get the data be fully trustworthy. That person can upload the data. If the first person to open the box is evil they can substitute whatever data they want. We are talking about governments here so the conspiracy theory that the person who opened the box substituted a different set of data is actually possible. Conspiracy theory territory for sure, so you really want to make sure that a fully trusted third party is involved. France seems as good as anyone to fit that bill.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Yes, I was thinking the trusted party with authority to open the box could dd whatever storage is in there and share the image(s) publicly. If you were worried about conspiracies then multiple aviation authorities, or government departments, could send observers to watch the opening and imaging.

skeletonjelly 8y ago

Not just that but the Secretary of Transportation is ex Boeing I believe

cmurf 8y ago
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is ex-Boeing and yesterday a government watch dog has asked for an investigation that he violated ethics rules by promoting Boeing weapons systems while serving as a government official. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao was Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush, Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and the wife of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell.